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Moleskine Contents Disclaimer 2 Contents 3 Executive summary 5 IPO structure and rationale 7 Valuation criteria 8 Company at a glance 15 An efficient and scalable business model 21 Strategy 33 SWOT Analysis 38 Financials 39 Appendix 61 THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA OR JAPAN. IPO <strong>04</strong> March <strong>2013</strong> ◆ 3