April 10 (Reuters) - Prada Chief Executive Andrea
Guerra, CFO Andrea Bonini and Chief Marketing officer Lorenzo
Bertelli tell a conference call after the announcement of the
acquisition of Versace: :
* CFO: COMMITTED TO A 1.5 BILLION OF NEW DEBT, 1 BILLION OF
TERM
LOAN AND 0.5 BRIDGE FACILITY
* CEO: GROUP HAD NO ROLE IN APPOINTMENT OF DARIO VITALE AS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF VERSACE
* CEO: VERSACE'S LICENSES FOR FRAGRANCES AND EYEWEAR ARE
"JUST
GREAT"
* CEO: VERSACE DEAL IS A REVENUES PROJECT, NOT A SYNERGIES
PROJECT
* EXEC: MIUCCIA PRADA WILL HAVE NO INVOLVEMENT WITH VERSACE,
WITH
REGARDS TO CREATIVE SIDE
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(Reporting by Milan newsroom)