Capri shares tumble 46% after US court blocks $8.5 bln merger with Tapestry
Oct 25 (Reuters) -Shares of Michael Kors owner Capri CPRI.N slumpednearly 46% in premarket trading on Friday after a U.S. judge blocked its pending $8.5 billion merger with handbagmaker Tapestry TPR.N.
Tapestry agreed to buy Capri last year to create aU.S. luxury giant that could compete betterwith larger European rivals bybringing brands Coach, Kate Spade, Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors under one roof.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block the dealin April, saying it would eliminate"direct head-to-head competition" between the top two U.S. handbag makers.
Should the dealfall through, "Capri could potentially seek another suitor" as it grapples withexecution missteps at Michael Kors, said Dana Telsey of Telsey Advisory Group.
Tapestry's shares rose nearly 13%. Analysts said the dealwould have been an added risk to the Coach parent even though it was well-positioned torevive Capri.
During an eight-day trial in September, the FTC argued the deal would create a massive company with the power to unfairly raise prices. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon rejected the companies' defense, including their argument that handbags are non-essential items and consumers can control the prices by not buying them if they become too expensive.
Tapestry believes the ruling was incorrect and plans to appeal, it said on Thursday.
"I think the (defense) parties might try to get an expedited appeal to the second circuit. I think they do have a chance on their timeline to do that," saidMike Keeley, partner and chair of the antitrust group at Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP.
Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru and Siddharth Cavale in New York; Editing by Devika Syamnath
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