Event
Luxottica buys Bausch & Lomb’s sunglass business (1999)
Luxottica paid $640 million in cash for all of Bausch & Lomb’s sunglass lines, including Ray-Ban, completed 28 June 1999.
- Dates
- 28 Jun 1999
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- Bausch & Lomb seller Scholarship & press 1
- Luxottica buyer Scholarship & press 1
- Rochester, New York home of the seller Scholarship & press 2
Timeline 1 date
- 28 Jun 1999 Luxottica buys Bausch & Lomb’s sunglass business (1999)
Proof 2 sources
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B&L eyewear brands sale completed, Rochester Business Journal, 28 Jun 1999.
Scholarship & press
Bausch & Lomb Inc. and Luxottica SpA today completed Luxottica’s cash purchase of Bausch & Lomb’s sunglass business for $640 million.
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Luxottica's Future is So Bright, Visual Merchandising and Store Design, 2001.
Scholarship & press
It also purchased the sunglasses business of Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, N.Y.) – including the Ray-Ban and Revo brands – in 1999.
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