company specialising in high end luxury cashmere and wool products . contents 1 history 2 stores 3 operations 4 sponsorship 5 wool industry 6 references 7 external links 8 see also history edit originally from trivero a district in north italy famous for textile production the loro piana family started as merchants of wool fabrics at the beginning of the 19th century . in the second half of the 19th century the family moved its activity to valsesia and founded the lanificio fratelli lora e compagnia followed by lanificio di quarona di zignone & c. at the beginning of the 20th century . franco loro piana pier luigi s father started exporting fine fabrics in the 1940s and pier luigi and his older brother sergio joined in the 1970s . on july 8 2013 lvmh purchased 80 % of loro piana for 2 billion the rest of shareholding remaining in loro piana family s hands . 1 put and call options on the family s 20 % stake expired in 2016 . on 19 december 2013 sergio loro piana died . 2 stores edit the company has stores in europe north america and asia totalling 132 stores worldwide . 3 operations edit in 2012 turnover reached 700 million and net income represented 20 % of sales . 1 in december 2013 lvmh announced that antoine arnault would become chairperson of loro piana . 4 in 2016 revenue was estimated at 800 million . the company produces about 5 million meters of fabric each year and supplying textiles to other brands accounts for about a quarter of its revenue . sponsorship edit in 1985 the company began sponsoring italian and international horsemen and partnered with the italian equestrian sports federation fise . 5 loro piana sponsored the around the island race 2006 in hong kong . since 2008 loro piana has sponsored two annual super yacht sailing regattas organised by boat international media and the yacht club costa smerelda attracting an ever increasing fleet of sailing yachts for a prestigious four day programme of competitive racing and elegant socialising . the loro piana superyacht regatta and rendezvous held at the yccs virgin gorda took place from 9 12 march 2016 . the loro piana superyacht regatta porto cervo is the regatta that opens the mediterranean superyacht calendar and will take place 7 11 june 2016 . wool industry edit since 2000 loro piana has sponsored an annual prize for the world s finest bale of wool which produces enough fabric for 50 men s suits . generally the cup is awarded to an australian or new zealand woolgrower . 6 in 2008 loro piana paid a record 48 000 cents per kilo for a bale of merino wool averaging 12.5 micron produced by peter and greg munsie and phil and judy fittler of uralla new south wales . 7 references edit a b pr t porter lvmh s offre 80 % du groupe loro piana l express avec l expansion . lexpansion.lexpress.fr . retrieved 9 june 2014 . zargani luisa 20 december 2013 . sergio loro piana dead at 65 . wwd . retrieved 20 december 2013 . loro piana stores in the world . loro piana . 2009 . retrieved 8 september 2009 . miles socha 5 december 2013 . younger arnaults gaining greater power at lvmh . wwd . retrieved 8 december 2013 . loro piana is the official supplier for the italian eventing and dressage teams industry press releases . arabianbusiness.com . retrieved 12 april 2015 . australian wool network news issue 19 july 2008 kelvin vale ram sale 2009 uralla printers external links edit official website fashionwelike.com interview with sergio and pier luigi loro piana see also edit ermenegildo zegna vitale barberis canonico holland & sherry dormeuil brunello cucinelli v t e lvmh board of directors albert fr re antoine arnault bernadette chirac bernard arnault charles powell charles de croisset delphine arnault diego della valle felix rohatyn gilles hennessy hubert v drine yves thibault de silguy fashion and leather goods berluti c line donna karan international eluxury emilio pucci fendi givenchy kenzo loewe louis vuitton marc jacobs stefanobi thomas pink perfumes and cosmetics acqua di parma benefit cosmetics fresh guerlain kenzo parfums labrosse et dupont make up for ever parfums christian dior parfums givenchy perfumes loewe retailing le bon march dfs galleria la samaritaine sephora miami cruiseline starboard cruise services watches and jewellery bulgari chaumet dior watches fred joaillier hublot tag heuer zenith wines and spirits 10 cane rum ardbeg distillery belvedere cape mentelle vineyards dom p rignon domaine chandon california ch teau d yquem cloudy bay vineyards hennessy champagne krug champagne mercier mo t et chandon newton vineyard ruinart veuve clicquot glenmorangie 66 % wenjun other connaissance des arts investir les chos radio classique royal van lent v t e fabric woven aertex airdura airguard barathea barkcloth batiste bedford cord bengaline silk beta cloth bombazine brilliantine broadcloth buckram bunting burlap c change calico cambric canvas chambray capilene cedar bark challis char cloth charmeuse charvet cheesecloth chiffon chino chintz cloqu 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