Built by real estate developer Grupo Peninsula, the Mare project will include 111 luxury apartments showing Roberto Cavalli Home interiors.

The papers revealed that, in addition to Bluestar Alliance, OTB and Philipp Plein, others that showed interest in the acquisition included Style Capital SGR SpA, Marquee Brands with English fund OpCapita LLC and Interparfums Inc.

The president of the company, Emiliano Nitti, said investments totaled 58 million euros in the 2016-18 period, according to the unions.

A member of the unions noted Bluestar Alliance, Philipp Plein and Renzo Rosso’s OTB are still showing interest in buying the company.

All stores in North America went dark starting on Saturday and 93 employees were let go. Unions have a strike planned for Monday outside the Florence headquarters.

The Florence-based company is turning to the Court of Milan to continue to operate.

Unions have announced a strike will take place on April 1.

The designer posted a message on his Instagram account on Monday morning saying he now wished “to focus on other projects.”

Sources say Philipp Plein has distanced himself from negotiations as Paul Surridge on Friday no longer listed his role as creative director of the brand on his Instagram account.

The prize recognized both companies’ efforts in promoting the inclusion of refugees.

The designer joined the Italian brand as creative director in 2017 and his last collection is believed to be for fall 2019, shown in Milan last month.

Asked for a comment, a spokesman for the Italian fashion company said “the family is not interested in selling.”

Uncertainties about the employees and the company’s industrial plans worry members of the trade unions.

Philipp Plein is still in the running to buy the Florence-based label.

With his fall collection, Paul Surridge succeeded in finding a balance between the brand’s strong heritage and his personal modern vision.