De Grisogono is a Swiss luxury jeweller founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993 by Lebanese-Italian black diamond specialist Fawaz Gruosi.[1][2] The Italian name Grisogono is derived from the Latin Chrysogonus which comes from the Greek Chrysogonos χρῡσό-γονος, meaning "begotten of gold". The company filed for bankruptcy on 29 January 2020. In 2022 it was bought by the Damac Group of Dubai.
History
In 2012, De Grisogono majority shareholder Fawaz Gruosi sold his a majority stake to SODIAM (trading arm of the Angolan state diamond company), a company partially controlled by the José Eduardo dos Santos family.[3]
In 2017, De Grisogono entered into a new partnership with former Leviev executives David and Lisa Klein.[4]