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Inditex Almost Acquired Sephora Before LVMH Bought It
“They almost bought Sephora before LVMH buys it.”
At 40, Arnault declared his goal to build the largest luxury group
“Arnold said he wanted to make LVMH the biggest luxury goods group in the world.”
Arnault secured complete control of LVMH by January 1989
“He starts buying into LVMH, I think, in 1987, and has complete control by 1989, I think. Let's go back to the beginning of the book to make sure I'm right. Yeah. Friday, January, 13th, January 1989.”
Arnault raised 3.3 billion francs by restructuring Dior to buy LVMH
“Immediately, he transformed Dior Couture into a holding company, allocated its stake in LVMH, and offered the capital to the holding company, and offered the capital of the holding company to private investors. Why did he do that? Because this brought Bernard …”