Bogner, the Munich-based lifestyle and luxury fashion company, has found a new majority investor in Katjes International.

The Bogner family will sell 60 percent of its shares in Willy Bogner GmbH to Katjes International GmbH & Co. Katjes, based in Emmerich, Germany and part of the Katjes Group, which invests primarily in companies with established brands in the consumer goods sector.

The Bogner family will remain invested in Bogner for the long term with 40 percent of the company shares and will continue to be involved in the strategic direction of the company. The transaction is expected to be completed in September. It is subject to antitrust approvals. The price of the acquisition wasn’t disclosed.

Florinda Bogner, daughter of Willy Bogner Jr., said, “We are delighted about our stron

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