In Brief: Riviera Concepts
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Riviera Concepts: Investor group led by former Sanofi Beaute head Larry Aiken is acquiring New York City-based Riviera Concepts of America, Riviera announces Aug. 17. The deal should close by "late September," the company predicts. Aiken stepped down as president and CEO of Sanofi Beaute in September 1994. Riviera Concepts will launch Alfred Sung Forever, its fifth fragrance for the designer, this fall in U.S. and Canadian doors ("The Rose Sheet" April 17, p. 9). The fragrance manufacturer and distributor also markets fragrances under the Nicole Miller and Bob Mackie trademarks...