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6 Sep

La Perla Urged to Submit Business Plan by Italian Government

  MILAN — Developments for La Perla employees in Italy are at a standstill. After the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy summoned a roundtable with trade unions and representatives for the corporate on Tuesday, the latter didn’t appear to provide you with a plan. German businessman Lars Windhorst, the corporate’s owner via his London-based private equity firm Tennor, was notably absent in person and reportedly tuned in via streaming and left before its end. The meeting followed news last August that the luxurious lingerie brand had did not pay July wages to its employees, as highlighted by the Filctem-Cgil and Uiltec-Uil unions in a joint statement. It is known that those wages were later paid. The lingerie brand employs around 330 staff...
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11 Aug

La Perla Allegedly Didn’t Pay Italian Employees in August

MILAN — A month after resolving winding-up petitions filed by a pool of U.K.-based creditors, luxury lingerie brand La Perla has allegedly didn't pay its Italian staffers this month, based on a note issued by local trade unions. The Filctem-Cgil and Uiltec-Uil unions said in a joint statement that the corporate, now owned by German businessman Lars Windhorst’s private equity firm Tennor, and based in London, didn't pay wages to its Bologna, Italy-based employees this month. They unpaid employees reportedly total 350. “We consider this as an act of utmost seriousness which confirms the caliber of the management’s commitment to the La Perla Group,” the unions said. “In consideration of this umpteenth act of disdain from La Perla’s management team we urge...
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11 Jul

La Perla Resolves Winding-up Petitions With Latest Funds

LONDON — Luxury lingerie brand La Perla is raising recent funds and paying off outstanding debts within the U.K. that had led to a series of winding-up petitions filed by creditors. The Italian lingerie brand, which is now based in London, had been served winding-up notices up to now months by Purple PR; the accountancy firm Mazars; the design agency Edge Retail, and the consultancy firm HSO Enterprise Solutions. Within the U.K., a winding-up petition is a legal notice that creditors file with the courts to determine whether a debtor company is insolvent. It may be a primary step on the road to liquidation. Petitions from Purple PR, Mazars and Edge Retail have since been withdrawn after La Perla paid its debts....
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