Italy's DE RIGO (sunglasses; turnover of ITL 622.6 billion in 1999 with 3,800 employees) has paid ITL 310 billion for 100% of the Spanish group GENERAL ÓPTICA INTERNACIONAL (glasses and optical instruments; turnover of ESP 6.238 million for the fiscal year ending in November with 1,135 employees) from a group of investors led by CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS. This agreement provides for the sale of SALMOIRAGHI- VIGANO, the Italian subsidiary of GENERAL ÓPTICA, to a group of foreign investors led by...