MILAN — Eyewear player House of Modo, the owner of Lapo Elkann’s Italia Independent eyewear brand, in addition to the Modo and Eco labels, has welcomed a minority investment to support its growth while remaining an independent player in the highly polarized eyewear sector. A pool of investors led by the London-based Valiant Asset Management Ltd., an alternative credit investment firm focused on the Western European corporate middle market, has invested $100 million in Modo for an undisclosed minority stake ...