Former Silversea Owner Takes Control of Abercrombie & Kent
Photo Credit: An Abercrombie and Kent branded aircraft, The company is going to have new owners. Abercrombie and Kent
Skift Take
Mixing business with friendship can be a risky thing but it sounds like the prospective new owners of Abercrombie & Kent share the same views on luxury travel.
The former owner of Silversea Cruises is teaming-up with the founder of Abercrombie & Kent to take control of the luxury tour operator for an undisclosed figure.
Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, through his Monaco-based Heritage Group, will own 85 percent of Abercrombie & Kent, while Geoffrey Kent, the current chairman and CEO, will take a 15 percent stake.
The pair, who are friends and live in Monaco, are buying the business from struggling Chinese property developer Zhong
