![People walk past a Pepe Jeans store in Barcelona December 2, 2014. The Qatari royal family is leading the race to buy the Spanish fashion brand Pepe Jeans as buyout funds struggle People walk past a Pepe Jeans store in Barcelona December 2, 2014. The Qatari royal family is leading the race to buy the Spanish fashion brand Pepe Jeans as buyout funds struggle](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CX8E1X/people-walk-past-a-pepe-jeans-store-in-barcelona-december-2-2014-the-qatari-royal-family-is-leading-the-race-to-buy-the-spanish-fashion-brand-pepe-jeans-as-buyout-funds-struggle-to-match-the-sellers-price-expectation-of-at-least-700-million-euros-several-sources-close-to-the-auction-process-said-reutersalbert-gea-spain-tags-business-textile-society-2CX8E1X.jpg)
People walk past a Pepe Jeans store in Barcelona December 2, 2014. The Qatari royal family is leading the race to buy the Spanish fashion brand Pepe Jeans as buyout funds struggle
![A man walks in a Pepe Jeans store in Barcelona December 2, 2014. The Qatari royal family is leading the race to buy the Spanish fashion brand Pepe Jeans as buyout funds A man walks in a Pepe Jeans store in Barcelona December 2, 2014. The Qatari royal family is leading the race to buy the Spanish fashion brand Pepe Jeans as buyout funds](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5W5WT/a-man-walks-in-a-pepe-jeans-store-in-barcelona-december-2-2014-the-qatari-royal-family-is-leading-the-race-to-buy-the-spanish-fashion-brand-pepe-jeans-as-buyout-funds-struggle-to-match-the-sellers-price-expectation-of-at-least-700-million-euros-several-sources-close-to-the-auction-process-said-reutersalbert-gea-spain-tags-business-textile-society-2E5W5WT.jpg)
A man walks in a Pepe Jeans store in Barcelona December 2, 2014. The Qatari royal family is leading the race to buy the Spanish fashion brand Pepe Jeans as buyout funds
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