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David Wertheimer, son of Gérard Wertheimer, co-owner of Chanel.
David Wertheimer, son of Gérard Wertheimer, co-owner of Chanel.© Photomontage Glitz – Sources: Mirabaud

Front Row
The discreet influence of Chanel heir David Wertheimer

David Wertheimer, Gérard Wertheimer's youngest son, is regarded as more of a dilettante than his cousin Arthur Heilbronn, who manages the Chanel shareholders family office. But he nevertheless exerts discreet influence over the privately controlled luxury giant, and his personal investment funds invest jointly with the fashion house.
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The Independents deal with Stéphane Courbit remains in the balance.
The Independents deal with Stéphane Courbit remains in the balance.© Photomontage Glitz – Sources: Franck Crusiaux (REA)

The Independents
Parent company of Betak, Pagès and Karla Otto primps up its finances

Luxury PR collective The Independents is angling for a buyout by its existing shareholder or by other potential suitors and to this end has been touting its financial results, even if they come at the price of running up debts amounting to nearly 60% of turnover.
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Under pressure at Accor, Sébastien Bazin is building a tourism empire with his son Martin in the popular resort of Saint-Briac, in Brittany.
Under pressure at Accor, Sébastien Bazin is building a tourism empire with his son Martin in the popular resort of Saint-Briac, in Brittany.© Studio Pachamama

In Focus | Accor
CEO Sébastien Bazin's family lays groundwork for exclusive Brittany resort

In the affluent towns of Dinard and Saint-Briac-sur-Mer in France's Brittany region, the hospitality executive's Bazeo Europe fund is buying up hotels, restaurants and shops in what could be the making of an ultra-luxury holiday spot.
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Another controversial fashion event is to be staged at Cité university in Paris.
Another controversial fashion event is to be staged at Cité university in Paris.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Riccardo Milani / Hans Lucas (AFP)

Fashion Week
New fashion event to make a splash at Cité university following Louis Vuitton wave

Despite Pharrell Williams' recent fashion show on the Paris campus sparking an outcry among its student residents, accompanied by a storm of criticism online, the Parisian institution will be doing it all over again next week.
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The Independents conglomerate comprises some 20 PR agencies operating in the luxury sector.
The Independents conglomerate comprises some 20 PR agencies operating in the luxury sector.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: The Independents

Spotlight | The Independents sale
Parent company of Betak, Pagès and Karla Otto seeks to save its buyout

The luxury events and PR conglomerate The Independents has been banking since 2023 on being acquired by the media magnate Stéphane Courbit, but the transaction was thrown into doubt this spring. Since then, it has actively been trying to keep the deal alive, which would benefit not only its founding shareholders but also the founders of its many agencies, which include Alexandre de Betak, Karla Otto and Lucien Pagès.
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It turns out that ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is behind the fund that now owns the Cheval Blanc site in London.
It turns out that ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is behind the fund that now owns the Cheval Blanc site in London.© Photomontage de Glitz – Google Maps | Foster + Partners | Dan Kitwood (Getty Images via AFP)

In Focus | LVMH
The Emirati fund, the ex-chancellor and the Mayfair ghost hotel

It was meant to be LVMH's London showpiece: a luxury hotel just a stone's throw from Bond Street. Scheduled to open in 2022, it was quietly scrapped by the fashion giant, and the site was taken over by an enigmatic fund, behind which Glitz has identified a well-known British political figure.
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