Gemfields vende sua participação na marca de luxo Fabergé por 50 milhões de dólares


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Gemfields sells its stake in luxury brand Fabergé for 50 million dollars

August 12th, 2025August 12th, 2025By Salvador Baloi
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Gemfields vende sua participação na marca de luxo Fabergé por 50 milhões de dólares

London-based mining company Gemfields has signed an agreement to sell its entire stake in its wholly-owned luxury brand Fabergé to US company SMG Capital for 50 million dollars.

Gemfields owns 75% of Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), the main ruby mining company in Mozambique.

According to the "Engineering News"Of this amount, 45 million dollars will be paid to Gemfields by SMG upon completion of the sale, scheduled for August 28th, while the remaining five million dollars will be paid through quarterly royalties at a rate of 8% of Fabergé's revenues," quoted AIM.

"The proceeds of the sale will provide additional working capital while Montepuez Ruby Mining's new processing plant in Mozambique is operational and mining in Kagem, Zambia, is progressively expanded, having been suspended during the first half of this year," the report reads

"Having initiated our strategic review of Fabergé in response to the considerable challenges Gemfields began to face in Q4 2024, today's sale marks the end of an era for us. Fabergé played a key role in raising the profile of the colored gems mined by Gemfields and we will certainly miss its marketing clout and star power," said Gemfields group CEO Sean Gilbertson, quoted in the document.

Fabergé sells jewelry and art objects through its website, boutiques and international wholesale partners. The sale is not expected to be subject to regulatory or any other approval processes.

With the sale of Fabergé and the discontinuation of other "non-core" projects, Gemfields says it is now "a more streamlined and focused investment proposition, with a strengthened balance sheet".

SMG Capital is a US-based investment company wholly owned by Sergei Mosunov, a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

"It is a great honor for me to become the custodian of such a remarkable and globally recognized brand," Mosunov said. "Fabergé's unique heritage, with links to Russia, England, France and the United States, opens up significant opportunities to further strengthen its position in the global luxury market and expand its international presence."

 

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