The only bid to take over the iconic luxury footwear brand founded in 1981 by Robert Clergerie was rejected by the commercial court. With its liquidation, the disappearance of the last representative of luxury footwear in Romans-sur-Isère is confirmed.
A great success, followed by a long descent into hell….
This is how the life and death of Clergerie could be summarized. The iconic French company was finally liquidated on Tuesday, April 8 by the commercial court of Romans-sur-Isère. Clergerie was the last representative of luxury footwear in Romans sur Isère, once a thriving center for this leather accessory.
Only one takeover bid
After being placed in receivership on December 4, Clergerie had nevertheless attracted a dozen expressions of interest, according to the local press. However, in the end, only one potential buyer had made an offer deemed “serious”. Joseph Lévy, a minority shareholder in two of the three companies that made up the brand (JHJ, in compulsory liquidation since March, and Tiger Mode, in receivership) had offered to take over the latter, but by relocating Clergerie’s production.
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