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LVMH to buy Bulgari for $5.2 billion
LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company, is to take a controlling stake in Italian jeweller Bulgari, it has been reported.
According to a report in today’s Financial Times, the French luxury group will buy-up 51 percent of Bulgari shares. A tender offer for the remaining listed shares will also be launched on Monday, the newspaper said.
If the deal goes ahead, the Bulgari family would become the second-biggest family shareholder in LVMH.
It is also believed that under the new agreement, Bulgari Chief Executive Francesco Trapani would take a senior role in the LVMH group, while the Bulgari family would get board representation.
Founded in 1987, LVMH is the parent of around 60 sub-companies across the luxury sector, including Dom Pérignon, Hennessy, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Donna Karan.
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By: P. Joseph
Published: 8th Mar 2011
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