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Luxury Retailer Ssense’s Founders Get Buyout Approval, Deal Closes

A founder-led buyout of the Canadian luxury fashion retailer was approved by the Quebec Superior Court, allowing the founding brothers to acquire the company out of bankruptcy despite objections from a group of lenders who sought liquidation.
Creditors are pushing for a lightning-fast process to find new investors for Ssense.
Ssense was founded in 2003 by chief executive officer Rami Atallah and his brothers, Firas and Bassel. (Shutterstock)

A founder-led buyout of Canadian luxury fashion retailer

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