LVMH chairman and chief executive, Bernard Arnault, flip-flopped on his previously agreed Tiffany & Co. deal earlier this year, eventually purchasing the company at a lower price. Photo: AFP
Covid-19-hit 2020’s biggest luxury brand deals: Chanel bought Italian shoemaker Ballin; VF, the US owners of The North Face, acquired Supreme, and LVMH bagged a ‘bargain’ on Tiffany & Co.
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LVMH chairman and chief executive, Bernard Arnault, flip-flopped on his previously agreed Tiffany & Co. deal earlier this year, eventually purchasing the company at a lower price. Photo: AFP