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Arnault family

Every case in the archive that involves the Arnault family, best-known first.

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Cases
3
Years
1980 to 2010
Countries
France
Subjects
Business dynasties, European families
Updated
30 October 2026
AI illustration: A Paris saddler's shop front on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 20102010 · ParisLVMH secretly built a 17 percent stake in Hermès, and 52 family members locked half their shares together to stop itBernard Arnault's LVMH built the 17 percent stake in Hermès that the Hermès family locked out.Hermès was controlled by about 70 descendants of its founder.thefashionlaw.com and 2 moreRue Louis Vuitton - Asnières-sur-Seine (FR92) - 2024-04-06 - 1: Rue Louis-Vuitton, Asnières-sur-Seine.1989 · Paris, FranceThe Vuitton family's patriarch brought in Bernard Arnault and was fired from LVMH, and Arnault has locked his own five children into a 30-year holdingBernard Arnault became LVMH chairman after Henry Racamier brought him in, and locked his five children into the Agache holding for 30 years.Henry Racamier married a Vuitton heiress. When he took charge, the Louis Vuitton workshops supplied two shops in France with sales of €1 million a year. In 1987 he merged Louis Vuitton with Moët-Hennessy to form LVMH.UPI and 3 moreAI illustration: A cotton textile mill in the Vosges, France, 1970s1980 · Dammarie-sur-Loing, LoiretMarcel Boussac, France's richest man in 1951 and Dior's backer, died ruined; his collapsed group became Bernard Arnault's startBernard Arnault took control of the collapsed Boussac group in 1984 through Financière Agache, then became LVMH chairman in 1989.Marcel Boussac built France's largest cotton group from 1911. In 1951 he was ranked France's richest man, with more than 50 factories and 20,000 workers. In 1946 he financed Christian Dior's new couture house.tbheritage.com and 4 more