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The 29-year-old scion is going to work ‘more closely’ with his billionaire father, he tells the Financial Times
Clash is latest flashpoint between food manufacturers and retailers over rising costs for consumers
French IT services group seeks to restructure and cut debt load
AI is the big tech story, luxury is losing some of its sparkle and more private equity firms may head for the public markets
Many passengers remain stranded despite trains running again
‘Not everyone likes it, but that’s how it is,’ Bernard Arnault’s son says, as rival Kering sets ambitious long-term goals
Indebted group rushes to shed lossmaking assets ahead of bailout led by Daniel Křetínský
Deal provides lifeline for group founded by José Neves that had been seeking to avoid insolvency
Move comes less than two years after UK-based telecoms group rejected previous offer of more than €11bn
Growing valuation discount since Universal Music spin-out has been source of frustration for French billionaire
The former luxury ecommerce darling is facing administration if a ‘white knight’ investor fails to materialise
Lawmakers of right and left from across National Assembly come together to stop draft law in its tracks
Vivendi is hoping to fetch up to €300mn for one of the UK’s biggest ticketing merchants
Business handed to warlord’s nephew has retained much of the French dairy group’s previous management
Paul Hudson is meeting investors to explain multibillion-euro push to get drug candidates to market
Country has remained a bright spot for top-end spending despite slowdown in many other markets
Online luxury retailer tells investors past forecasts ‘should no longer be relied upon’
Carrefour and Lidl among those seeking to buy hypermarkets from indebted group built by Jean-Charles Naouri
News of move by indebted French group in negotiations with Czech billionaire follows S&P credit rating downgrade
Telecoms group owned by Franco-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi seeks ways to cut $60bn debt pile
Family-backed French firm scours market for targets as it starts managing outside money for first time
Swiss company behind Cartier jewellery brand reports lower than expected sales and profits
Preliminary probe looks into financial communications around 2017 launch of group’s blockbuster drug Dupixent
US is the world’s biggest consumer of French brandy but a sharp drop in sales is sobering news for producers
Tightly controlled production and premium positioning are helping maker of Birkin and Kelly bags outshine rivals
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