Vision Group S.p.A. entered into an agreement to acquire VistaSì Chain in Italy from GrandVision N.V. (ENXTAM:GVNV) on December 17, 2021. The transaction is subject to the approval of the European Commission and expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. and Lazard acted as financial advisors, Oderisio de Vito Piscicelli and Richard A. Pollack of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (UK) acted as legal advisors, BonelliErede as antitrust advisors and Deloitte as carve-out advisors to EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision. Additionally, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. continued to support GrandVision as legal advisor. CapM Advisors acted as financial advisor, ADVANT Nctm served as legal counsel, Deloitte and Fineurop Soditic S.p.A. provided due diligence and transaction support to Vision Group. Fineurop Soditic S.p.A. acted as financial advisor to Vision Group.

Vision Group S.p.A. completed the acquisition of VistaSì Chain in Italy from GrandVision N.V. on March 2, 2022. The transaction was approved by the European Commission.