| General info : | | Alain Manoukian is the eponymous brand launced by Alain Manoukian (born 19 February 1946 in Marseille, France), a French fashion designer and owner of the Manoukian fashion group.
Manoukian began his career in the fashion industry in 1972. Established as a franchise in 1979, the company eventually opened 700 stores throughout the world, 300 of which were in France.
The Manoukian company was sold in 2005 to BCBG.
Alain Manoukian's first store was opened in 1972 with the help of his wife Danielle Manoukian. The store mostly featured sweater designs. In 1979, the company became a franchise and in 1984, it began to expand worldwide. In 1985, the company went public and was listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange through an IPO led by Lazard, with the family retaining an 89% majority stake.
By 1990, the company eventually opened four-hundred fifty stores throughout the world, three hundred of which were in France, and was worth $140 million.
In 2005, the Manoukian family sold the business to the American fashion group BCBG Max Azria. The transaction, structured around a $300 million acquisition, was led by Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, which launched a $300 million financing package comprising a five-year $100 million asset-based loan and a six-year $200 million term loan.
In 2010, the ready-to-wear brand had 110 stores in France, Spain, Switzerland and Luxembourg and recorded a turnover of around 50 million euros.
As of 2026 there is no longer an active, dedicated standalone official website for the retail brand Alain Manoukian. | |
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