<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>OTB Group ownership changes · Brandtree</title><link>https://brandtree.org/company/otb-group</link><atom:link href="https://brandtree.org/company/otb-group/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Acquisitions, divestitures and ownership changes involving OTB Group.</description><item><title>Acquisition: OTB Group — Jil Sander</title><link>https://brandtree.org/deal/otb-acquires-jil-sander-2021</link><guid>https://brandtree.org/deal/otb-acquires-jil-sander-2021</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>OTB bought Jil Sander from the Japanese group Onward Holdings in 2021, adding a minimalist German house to a portfolio built around Diesel and Maison Margiela. Neither side disclosed a price. OTB reported the following February that Jil Sander had reached break-even nine months after joining the group. Only the year is recorded here.</description></item><item><title>Acquisition: OTB Group — Marni</title><link>https://brandtree.org/deal/otb-acquires-marni-2015</link><guid>https://brandtree.org/deal/otb-acquires-marni-2015</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>OTB took full control of Marni in 2015, two years after first investing in the Milanese house. The group has never disclosed the terms of either step. Only the year of the full acquisition is recorded here; OTB held a stake it has not quantified between 2013 and 2015.</description></item><item><title>Acquisition: OTB Group — Maison Margiela</title><link>https://brandtree.org/deal/otb-acquires-maison-margiela-2002</link><guid>https://brandtree.org/deal/otb-acquires-maison-margiela-2002</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Renzo Rosso became the majority shareholder of Maison Margiela in 2002, the same year he founded OTB as a holding company for Diesel and the acquisitions he intended to make. The group took full control of the brand in 2006. OTB is privately held and has never published what it paid. Only the year is recorded here.</description></item></channel></rss>