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  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    TV production group Banijay to go public via Spac

    Deal backed by Bernard Arnault and Tikehau will create new player in European entertainment

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    LVMH
    LVMH sales jump despite fresh Covid-19 lockdowns in China

    World’s biggest luxury group enjoys resilient first-quarter sales, helped by best-known brands

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
    French billionaires face spotlight in media inquiry

    Senate commission in Paris looks at influence of business figures and whether structural industry reform is needed

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    LVMH
    LVMH growth booms as big spenders splash out on luxury

    Owner of brands from Moët to Louis Vuitton reports fresh records for profits and sales

  • Friday, 17 December, 2021
    LVMH
    LVMH settles corruption claims linked to former French spy chief

    Plea deal allows Bernard Arnault’s luxury group to avoid prosecution for alleged offences

  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
    HTSIThe HTSI editor picks her favourite reads of 2021
    Bernard Arnault – ‘Paris is booming’

    With the Cheval Blanc hotel, the LVMH chairman and CEO is cementing his influence in the French capital – and his confidence in its renewal  

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    LexVivendi SA
    Vivendi/Lagardère: Bolloré sets sights on French media assets Premium content

    Once a white knight, the billionaire has become a great white shark

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    Lagardere Group
    Vivendi makes move towards takeover offer for Lagardère

    Group controlled by Vincent Bolloré has agreed to buy activist Amber’s stake in French media and retail group

  • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
    Bernard Arnault sells out of Carrefour after 14 years

    LVMH billionaire’s exit from food retailer follows thwarted takeover attempt in January

  • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
    Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
    Arnault’s comeback taps into luxury market growth

    Restoration of La Samaritaine store in Paris underlines strength of LVMH brand

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Arnault and Mustier Spac raises €500m in Amsterdam listing

    Flagship European listing comes as the US private placement boom loses steam

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Birkenstock
    Birkenstock sold to LVMH-backed group in €4bn deal

    L Catterton and Bernard Arnault’s family office to buy German footwear group

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    LexSpecial purpose acquisition companies
    Arnault/Mustier Spac: winging it Premium content

    Pegasus Europe aims to thaw European reserve towards special purpose acquisition vehicles

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Arnault and Mustier join the $100bn Spac boom

    LVMH founder and ex-UniCredit CEO launch vehicle to invest in European financial companies

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Luxury goods
    LVMH shows resilience despite lockdowns

    Biggest brands in demand but pandemic pushes 2020 profit down by a third to €4.7bn

  • Saturday, 16 January, 2021
    Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc
    Canada’s Couche-Tard ends €16.2bn takeover talks with Carrefour

    Last-minute intervention by Quebec’s economy minister fails to win round French government

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Tiffany & Co
    LVMH names new team to run Tiffany

    Luxury goods leader closes its biggest-ever acquisition after acrimonious fight over price

  • Friday, 25 December, 2020
    Due Diligence
    The best of DD’s corporate finance coverage in 2020 Premium content

    We’re counting down our top-10 topics of the year

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    LexLVMH
    LVMH/Bernard Arnault: toast at Tiffany’s Premium content

    In the end, the jeweller’s shareholders get almost the price they bargained for

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    Due Diligence
    LVMH and Tiffany: couples therapy Premium content

    The two are trying to get their merger plans back on track

  • Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
    Lagardere Group
    Lagardère wins court victory against Vivendi and Amber

    Decision comes as LVMH boss Bernard Arnault ups his direct stake in the group

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    LVMH
    LVMH lawsuit calls Tiffany’s prospects ‘dismal’

    French group sets out legal arguments for walking away from $16.6bn deal for luxury US jeweller

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    News in-depthTiffany & Co
    Roger Farah: unflashy Tiffany chair digs in against ‘wolf in cashmere’

    US jeweller notches up an early win in battle to hold Bernard Arnault’s LVMH to its takeover offer

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    Lagardere Group
    Qatar fund signals support for challenge at Lagardère

    Third-largest shareholder in French company backs Vivendi and Amber over board seats

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
    Due Diligence
    LVMH: the wolf in cashmere tries to cancel Breakfast at Tiffany’s Premium content

    It is not clear if everyone is buying Bernard Arnault’s explanation for not proceeding with the takeover

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