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Group controlled by Vincent Bolloré has agreed to buy activist Amber’s stake in French media and retail group
LVMH billionaire’s exit from food retailer follows thwarted takeover attempt in January
Restoration of La Samaritaine store in Paris underlines strength of LVMH brand
Flagship European listing comes as the US private placement boom loses steam
L Catterton and Bernard Arnault’s family office to buy German footwear group
Pegasus Europe aims to thaw European reserve towards special purpose acquisition vehicles
LVMH founder and ex-UniCredit CEO launch vehicle to invest in European financial companies
Biggest brands in demand but pandemic pushes 2020 profit down by a third to €4.7bn
Last-minute intervention by Quebec’s economy minister fails to win round French government
Luxury goods leader closes its biggest-ever acquisition after acrimonious fight over price
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In the end, the jeweller’s shareholders get almost the price they bargained for
The two are trying to get their merger plans back on track
Decision comes as LVMH boss Bernard Arnault ups his direct stake in the group
French group sets out legal arguments for walking away from $16.6bn deal for luxury US jeweller
US jeweller notches up an early win in battle to hold Bernard Arnault’s LVMH to its takeover offer
Third-largest shareholder in French company backs Vivendi and Amber over board seats
It is not clear if everyone is buying Bernard Arnault’s explanation for not proceeding with the takeover
Announcement comes soon after Vivendi and activist Amber Capital team up to seek board seats
Arnaud Lagardère may have placed too much faith in those riding to his media group’s rescue
Gucci owner sees signs of improvements and says sales benefiting from ‘revenge buying’
Nicolas Bazire guilty in case involving cash from arms deals passed to Édouard Balladur’s 1995 presidential campaign
His latest target Tiffany & Co is convinced that he’s up to his usual mindgames
Deal for the US jeweller was signed in November before Covid-19 hit luxury demand
Are there bigger things at play in keeping media group Lagardère in the family’s control?
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