“...Clients including designers Nicolas Ghesquiere of Balenciaga, Lars Nilsson of Nina Ricci and Hussein Chalayan count on Pearce to maximize take-home pay, secure the weekend pied-a-terre and diplomatically negotiate the prickly question of corporate prenuptials...”
Merger & Acquisitions representing founders in the sale of their companies including Alexander McQueen and his company in the sale to the Gucci Group; Tomas Maier and Tomas Maier LLC in the sale to Kering; Kate Spade in the sale of Kate Spade LLC to Liz Claiborne Group; Brandusa Nero in the management buyout of Fashion Week Daily from IMG; Nicholas Ghesquiere in the Gucci Group acquisition of Balenciaga.
Executive Incentive Plans at Change of Control representing CEO + management team for new stock option/LTI plans (Jimmy Choo, $700m acquisition; Bally, $60m acquisition; Valextra, confidential)
Lawyer-Advisor to Founders including Carolina Herrera, Tory Burch, Kate Spade, Rick Owens, Kanye West, Ann Demeulemeester.
Employment negotiating engagements for creative directors and or CEOs where noted, including Tomas Maier (Bottega Veneta), Nicholas Ghesqiere (Balenciaga), Phoebe Philo (Chloe), Kris Van Assche (Christian Dior), Joshua Shulman, CEO (Jimmy Choo, Bergdorf Goodman, Coach, Michael Kors).
*Clients identified with express consent and/or as independently publicized
“Fashion’s Top Legal Eagle: If you’re a designer thinking about a liaison with a major luxury conglomerate, or a fashion CEO whose company is being courted by a private equity firm, you’ve certainly heard of Betsy Pearce - and very likely have dealt with her. Or plan to.”