Blue Pool, a Hong Kong-based investment firm backed by Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai, has bought a 12% stake in Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose, the Venice-based brand said on Tuesday. The investment comes after the maker of $600 a pair sneakers abruptly pulled plans for a stock market listing last year.

Blue Pool has bought a 12 per cent stake in Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose, the Venice-based brand said on Tuesday.

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An investment group backed by Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai has bought a 12 per cent stake in Golden Goose in a deal that values the Italian luxury sports shoe brand at more than €2.2bn, according to people briefed on the situation.

The Hong Kong-based family office set up by Joe Tsai, cofounder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, has acquired a 12 percent stake in the Italian company.

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World shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high, with many regional markets closed for lunar new year holidays

Hong Kong stocks rallied on Monday, with the Hang Seng Index gaining over 500 points at one point during the afternoon trading session. The index touched a high of 20,093.65 before closing at 19,925.81,