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Dorotennis, Boulogne-Billancourt, France – Sales 22 €m
December 2000 - MBO - Majority stake
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Euroknights IV acquired a majority stake in DOROTENNIS from Fila in December 2000. DOROTENNIS creates, designs and sells sport and leisure apparel, footwear and accessories for both ladies and girls. It is the only significant sportswear brand in France dedicated to women. DOROTENNIS' clothes are multifunctional, i.e. for leisure and sport, with an element of fashion in their design. The style positioning is "nice and somewhat sexy", which makes it very different from the "sweat and performance" positioning of the sport-apparel leaders.

Areas for future development and diversification exist in new product ranges, and in the development of corners in France . There is also potential for export sales in Europe and Japan . The company is managed by Isabelle de Bardies who has headed the company since 1991, when a first MBO with Argos Soditic was successfully completed.