LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (), commonly known as LVMH, is a French holding

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and conglomerate specializing in

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, headquartered in

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. The company was formed in 1987 through the merger of

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Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French high-end luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather ...

(founded in 1854) with Moët Hennessy, which was established following the 1971

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between the

champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

producer

Moët & Chandon Moët & Chandon (), also known simply as Moët, is a French fine winery and co-owner of the luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. Moët et Chandon is one of the world's largest champagne producers and a prominent champag ...

(founded in 1743) and the

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producer

Hennessy Jas Hennessy & Co., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the "big four" cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together ma ...

(founded in 1765). In 2021, with a valuation of $329 billion, LVMH became the most valuable company in Europe. LVMH controls around 60

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that each manage a small number of prestigious brands, 75 in total. These include Tiffany & Co.,

Christian Dior Christian Ernest Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE, which is now owned by parent company LVMH. His fashion houses a ...

Fendi Fendi () is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in Rome in 1925, Fendi is known for its fur, fur accessories, and leather goods. ...

Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de ...

, Marc Jacobs,

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, Loewe,

Loro Piana Loro Piana is an Italian company specialized in clothing and textile products. It is considered the largest cashmere manufacturer and the world's leading artisan company processing luxury fibers.Miles Socha and Luisa Zargani (28 October 2021)Loro ...

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, Celine,

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, and Bulgari. The subsidiaries are often managed independently, under the umbrellas of six branches: Fashion Group, Wines and Spirits, Perfumes and Cosmetics, Watches and Jewelry, Selective Distribution, and Other Activities. The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine producer

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, which dates its origins back to 1593.

Bernard Arnault Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (; born 5 March 1949) is a French business magnate, investor, and art collector. He is the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury ...

is the current CEO of LVMH.

History

In the 1980s, French investor

had the idea to create a group of luxury brands. He worked with Alain Chevalier, CEO of Moët Hennessy, and

Henry Racamier Henri Serge Racamier (January 25, 1912 - March 29, 2003) was a French industrialist and businessman. He was primarily known for co-founding the luxury conglomerate LVMH and turning Louis Vuitton into an internationally recognized brand with billi ...

, president of

, to form LVMH. Their successful integration of various famous

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s into a single group inspired other luxury companies to do the same. Thus, the French conglomerate

Kering Kering () is a French-based multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods. It owns the brands Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent. The timber-trading company Pinault S.A. was founded in 1963, b ...

and the Swiss-based

Richemont Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., commonly known as Richemont, is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by South African businessman Johann Rupert. Through its various subsidiaries, Richemont produces and sells j ...

have also created extended portfolios of luxury brands. LVMH is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50

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. Make Up For Ever was established in 1984, and was acquired by LVMH in 1999. On 7 March 2011, LVMH announced the acquisition of the 50.4% family-owned shares of the Italian jeweller Bulgari and the intention to make a tender offer for the rest, which was publicly owned. The transaction was about $5.2 billion. By 2012, LVMH established LCapitalAsia, a continuation of its private-equity arm, focused in Asia. In 2012, the growth of LVMH's sales "decreased by about 10 percent from the growth rate in 2011", and in early 2013 LVMH expressed that it would "stop opening stores in second and third-tier cities in mainland China". Xue Shengwen, a senior researcher at ChinaVenture, said the developing trend of young people is to take advantage of more acceptable prices. On 7 March 2013, ''National Business Daily'' reported that mid-priced clothing brand QDA would open its first store in Beijing, as a co-investment of LVMH's private equity LCapitalAsia and the Chinese apparel company Xin Hee Co., Ltd. In February 2014, LVMH entered into a joint venture with the Italian fashion brand Marco De Vincenzo, taking a minority 45% stake in the firm. In April 2017, LVMH announced it would gain ownership of

haute couture, leather, men's and women's ready-to-wear, and footwear lines, to integrate the entire Christian Dior brand within its luxury group. In January 2018, LVMH announced record sales of 42.6 billion euros in 2017, up 13% over the previous year, as all divisions turned in strong performances. In the same year, the net profit increased 29%. On 1 November 2018, co-founder Alain Chevalier died at age 87. On 12 May 2019 the fashion house Fenty, styled as FEИTY, created by singer

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was launched by LVMH in Paris. It is the first new fashion house by LVMH in 32 years and she is the first woman of colour to head a brand under LVMH. On 15 July 2019, LVMH announced a new partnership to further develop the

House. On 29 November 2019, LVMH announced its 55% stake in Château d’Esclans, the producer best-known for the brand

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. The acquisition was part of LVMH's move to offer a beloved high-end rosé portfolio, in addition to reaching customers worldwide. In November 2019, LVMH expressed plans to acquire Tiffany & Co. for approximately US $16.2 billion. The deal was expected to close by June 2020. LVMH issued a statement in September 2020 indicating that the takeover would not proceed, and that the deal was "invalid" because of Tiffany's handling of the business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, Tiffany filed suit against LVMH, asking the court to compel the purchase or to assess damages against the defendant; LVMH planned to counter sue, alleging that mismanagement had invalidated the purchase agreement. In mid-September 2020, a reliable source told ''

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'' that the reason for Arnault's decision to cancel the Tiffany purchase was purely financial: because Tiffany was paying millions in dividends to shareholders despite a financial loss of US$32 million during the pandemic. Some US$70 million had already been paid out by Tiffany, with an additional US$70 million scheduled to be paid in November 2020. LVMH filed a counterclaim against the court action commenced by Tiffany; a statement issued by LMVH blamed Tiffany's mismanagement during the pandemic and claimed that it was 'burning cash and reporting losses'". In late October 2020 Tiffany and LVMH agreed to the original takeover plan, though at a slightly reduced price of nearly $16 billion, a minor reduction of 2.6% from the aforementioned deal. The new deal reduced the amount paid per share by LVMH from the original price of $135 to $131.50. LVMH completed the purchase of Tiffany in January 2021. In January 2022, LVMH acquired a minority stake in the New York-based label

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for an undisclosed sum. The investment was made through the conglomerate's LVMH Luxury Ventures arm. As of late 2020, LVMH has the largest market capitalization of any company in France, and also in the

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with a record of 261 billion euros ($317.6 billion). As of December 2020, Arnault's own fortune was nearly half that, with a personal net worth of $151.7 billion. In March 2022, LVMH announced closure of its 120+ stores in Russia, "given the current circumstances in the region", due to the

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. An LVMH spokesperson stated the company would continue to pay salary and benefits to its 3,500 employees in Russia. In November 2022, it was announced LVMH had acquired the

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-based jewelry maker, Pedemonte Group.

Corporate structure

LVMH is headquartered in the

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, France. The company is listed on the

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exchange, and is a constituent of the

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index. As of 2010, the group had

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s of €20.3 billion with a

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of just over €3 billion. In 2013, with revenue of $21.7 billion, LVMH was ranked first

company in

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's "Global Powers of Luxury Goods" report. By 29 February 2016, the company had a share value of 78,126 million euros, distributed in 506,980,299 shares. As of 2009, the group employed more than 83,000 people, 30 percent of LVMH's staff worked in France, and LVMH operated over 2,400 stores worldwide.LVMH First half 2009 interim report
''LVMH'' Retrieved 29 January 2010

Shareholders

At the end of 2017, the only declared major shareholder in LVMH was Arnault Family Group, the

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. The group's control amounted to 46.84% of LVMH's stock and 63.13% of its voting rights.. As of 2009, LVMH held 66% of the drinks division, Moët Hennessy, with the remaining 34% held by

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. As of 2013,

Christian Dior SE Christian Dior SE (), commonly known as Dior (stylized DIOR), is a French luxury fashion house controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH, the world's largest luxury group. Dior itself holds 42.36% shares ...

was the main

of LVMH, owning 40.9% of its shares, and 59.01% of its voting rights.

is Chairman and CEO of LVMH and Chairman of Christian Dior SE. In 2017, Arnault purchased all the remaining Christian Dior shares in a reported $13.1 billion buyout.

Senior leadership

* ''Chairman:''

(since January 1989) * ''Chief Executive:''

(since January 1989)

List of former chairmen

# Alain Chevalier (1987–1989)

Subsidiaries

A partial list including some of LVMH's best-known brands and subsidiaries: ; Wines and spirits * Ao Yun * Ardbeg *

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* Bodega Numanthia *

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* Chandon * Château d'Esclans * Château Cheval Blanc *

* Cheval des Andes * Clos des Lambrays *

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* Krug *

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* Ruinart * Terrazas de los Andes *

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* Volcan de mi Tierra * Woodinville ; Fashion and leather goods *

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* Celine *

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* Loewe *

* Marc Jacobs *

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; Perfumes and cosmetics *

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Benefit Cosmetics Benefit Cosmetics LLC is a manufacturer of cosmetics founded and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is a subsidiary of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. History Benefit was founded by twin sisters Jean anJane Ford Born in India ...

BITE Beauty BITE Beauty is a Canada, Canadian cosmetics company specializing in lip products. The brand was founded by Susanne Langmuir in 2011, launched in 2012, and acquired by LVMH, Kendo in 2014. The brand is carried exclusively at Sephora. All BITE's p ...

* Cha Ling *

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* Fresh Beauty *

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* Kenzo Parfums * KVD Vegan Beauty * Maison Francis Kurkdjian * Make Up For Ever * Marc Jacobs Beauty *

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* Perfumes Loewe *

; Watches and jewelry * Bulgari *

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* Tiffany & Co. *

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; Selective retailing * DFS * La Grande Epicerie *

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* Starboard Cruise Services ; Other activities * Belmond * Maisons Cheval Blanc * ''

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'' * Cova * ''

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'' *

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* ''

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'' * ''Les Echos'' *

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* Royal Van Lent

Journées Particulières

Launched in 2011, Journées Particulières is a bi-annual event which allows visitors to enter the various ateliers, studios, caves, and mansions owned by LVMH, for free. It is staged every two years and has opened doors in France, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, with 56 brands welcoming guests into over 70 sites on four continents. The 2017 issue attracted 145,000 visitors.

Philanthropy

Visual arts

LVMH is a major patron of art in France. The group supported about ten exhibitions as "Le grand monde d’Andy Warhol" and "Picasso et les maîtres" at le Grand Palais in Paris. LVMH also endorsed the patronage of "l'atelier d'Alberto Giacometti" and "Yves Klein" at

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. Since 2005, when the LVMH flagship store opened in Paris at 3,

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, 75008, the company presented close collaborations with contemporary artists. Features included a light sculpture by American

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, a 20-metre (65 feet) long "travelling staircase" showcasing the work of American video artist Tim White-Sobieski and an elevator linking the store to the top floor by Iceland's

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. In 2006, a gallery space was inaugurated on the second floor of the same building and named "Espace Culturel". "Icônes" was one of the first exhibitions.

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, Tim White-Sobieski and Robert Wilson were the nine artists invited by Louis Vuitton to participate in it. In addition, LVMH foundation created the "young creators LVMH award", an international competition opened to French and international beaux-arts students. Each year, six grants are allocated to the winners. In 2014, LVMH opened the Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la Creation in a new building designed by Frank Gerry in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. The Fondation is designed as the Group's own museum to present its collections and organize major world-class art exhibitions.

Fashion

In November 2013, LVMH created the ''LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize'', which comes with a €300,000 grant with a year of mentoring; it was the brainchild of

Delphine Arnault Delphine Arnault (born 4 April 1975) is a French businesswoman, director and executive vice president of Louis Vuitton ( LVMH Group). Early life Arnault is the oldest child of Bernard Arnault from his first wife, Anne Dewavrin. She has a younger ...

. In February 2014 20 finalists for the inaugural prize were shown in London, including Simone Rocha, Thomas Tait, Meadham Kirchhoff, Marques'Almeida, J JS Lee, and others, and Thomas Tait was the winner. Marques'Almeida won the 2015 prize. In 2019, South African designer

Thebe Magugu Thebetsile "Thebe" Magugu (born 1 September 1993) is a South African fashion designer. Born in Kimberley and based in Johannesburg, he rose to prominence as the winner of the 2019 LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize, and a finalist in the 2021 ...

became the first African to win the prize, and was commended by the President of South Africa,

Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is currently serving as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa. Formerly an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and ...

. LVMH underwrites other fashion competitions, including the Andam prize in France, the International Festival of Fashion and Photography in

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The old town lies from the sea clustered around t ...

, France, an investment fund for young designers created by the

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, and a scholarship program and sponsored lecture theater at Central Saint Martins in London.

Music

The group also lends Stradivarius violins to young talented musicians.

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров, , mɐkˈsʲim ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnˈɡʲerəf; he, מקסים ונגרוב; born 20 August 1974) is a Russian-born Israeli violinist, ...

and

Laurent Korcia Laurent Korcia (born 1964) is a French violinist who studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. After receiving a Premier Prix from the Conservatoire, he won the Paganini Competition in Genoa, a Grand Prix at the Jacques ...

have used the instruments.

Humanitarian aid

On 26 August 2019,

declared that LVMH would donate $11 million to help fight the 2019 Brazil wildfires. During the

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crisis, the group shifted its production of perfume and spirits towards hand sanitizer. This production of 12 tons has been offered to hospitals in Paris, France. In 2022, Louis Vuitton announced a €1 million donation to UNICEF to help the Ukrainian victims of the Russian invasion. On 2 March 2022, LVMH Group pledged €5 million to the

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to those affected by the war. In addition, the company closed 124 of its stores in Russia.

E-commerce

On 24 May 2018, LVMH launched an e-commerce initiative by investing in online fashion search business Lyst, as a way for LVMH's luxury brands to expand their presence online and capture younger shoppers. LVMH contributed to Lyst's $60 million funding round, which also included access to LVMH's international expertise, designed to drive Lyst's global expansion.

Financial data

Controversy

John Galliano's anti-semitism

On 25 February 2011, Christian Dior announced they had suspended designer John Galliano following his arrest over an alleged anti-semitic tirade in a Paris bar. In France, it is against the law to make anti-semitic remarks of this nature, and it can be punished by up to six months in prison. On 1 March 2011, Christian Dior officially announced that it had fired Galliano amidst the controversy.

Sebastian Suhl

In 2012 former Prada COO Sebastian Suhl was hired by Givenchy as the company's new CEO. The Asian Transnational Corporation Monitoring Network (ATNC), a network made of 15 organizations from 12 Asian countries wrote a letter of concern to LVMH Group's

as Suhl was at the same time a key person in the

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where he described as complicit in sexual harassment and discrimination practices.

Corruption

During December 2021, LVMH paid €10 million to settle claims in Paris to end several criminal investigations that a former French intelligence chief,

Bernard Squarcini Bernard Suggimi is a French intelligence official and security consultant. He was born on 12 December 1955 in Rabat, Morocco. He was the youngest Inspector General of Police. Bernard Squarcini was head of the French Direction Centrale du Rens ...

, spied for the company, on competitors and others, including on an activist making a film about its billionaire owner,

. Prosecutors allege that the intelligence chief used tactics like influence peddling, invasion of privacy, and leveraging his network in intelligence and police on behalf of the company.

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