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How the organisers of Tiffany & Co's lavish launch party sold agency Prodject

A month before the reopening of Tiffany & Co's flagship store in New York, the trio in charge of the launch ceremony - Keith Baptista, Jihye Song and Tobias Armstrong - handed over their agency, Prodject, to the French-Chinese company The Independents in a complex financial manoeuvre orchestrated in Luxembourg. [...]

Published on 04/05/2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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CMB Monaco
Isabelle Chouvet
Jihye Song
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Karla Otto
Keith Baptista
Kenzo Takada
LVMH
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Olivier Chouvet
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Johanna Sebag, the communications specialist yearning for luxury clients

The founder of Dresscode, a PR agency specialised in ready-to-wear, has seen her client portfolio shrink. The communications veteran is having trouble, meanwhile, winning and retaining luxury goods accounts, despite the launch two years ago of a branch devoted to the sector.

Subscribers only Entourage 06.06.2024

Johanna Sebag, founder of the Dresscode press relations agency.

United States
LVMH's consolidated jewellery results conceal disappointing downturn for Tiffany & Co

The luxury giant's management is due to face questions about Tiffany's results at its AGM on 18 April. LVMH's 2023 figures amalgamate all of the group's brands, without going into detail about the US jeweller, which has seen a major slowdown in sales.

Subscribers only Houses 28.03.2024

France
Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

EssilorLuxottica - the global eyewear leader that provides frames for Chanel, Bulgari, Giorgio Armani and Prada - put an end to its representation contract with PR firm Catherine Miran in September. The move could spell the end for the agency.

Subscribers only Entourage 14.12.2023

Luxembourg
The Independents rewards new associates with shares

The founders of luxury PR group The Independents have brought four new partners into the fold.

Subscribers only Houses 07.12.2023

France
Select few share in success of TowerBrook deal with The Independents

When British fund TowerBrook became a shareholder in luxury communications group The Independents, several senior advisers associated with the fund were also issued shares.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.09.2023

France
Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

Since 20 June, Instagram has been awash with images of Louis Vuitton's first runway show since Pharrell Williams became creative director. But the company that produced the star-studded event on Paris's Pont Neuf has remained shrouded in mystery.

Subscribers only Houses 22.06.2023

France
Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

Having relocated to Milan, Isabelle and Olivier Chouvet, founders of The Independents group that owns Bureau Betak and Karla Otto, have put their huge Paris house on the market - a home previously owned by designer Kenzo Takada.

Subscribers only Families 25.05.2023

France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
The Independents raised €150m in refinancing just before purchasing Prodject

Luxury PR group The Independents - which last week announced its acquisition of events agency and Met gala organiser Prodject - has just refinanced for €150m with a consortium of banks.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.03.2023

France
The Independents' founders ready to build on their property empire

Already planning a new purchase, a year after acquiring fashion show organiser Bureau Betak, the two founders of communications company The Independents, Isabelle Chouvet and Olivier Chouvet, are keeping an eye on Paris's prestige property market.

Subscribers only Families 26.01.2023

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The Independents to seal Bureau Betak deal with final payments

Concluded more than a year ago, communications agency The Independents' acquisition of the runway production company Bureau Betak will close in early January. Glitz.paris unveils the terms of the deal and how much Bureau Betak's founder will earn from the sale.

Subscribers only Entourage 01.12.2022

The production company Bureau Betak was founded by Alexandre de Betak.

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Johanna Sebag, the communications specialist yearning for luxury clients

United States
LVMH's consolidated jewellery results conceal disappointing downturn for Tiffany & Co

France
Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

Luxembourg
The Independents rewards new associates with shares

France
Select few share in success of TowerBrook deal with The Independents

France
Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

France
Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
The Independents raised €150m in refinancing just before purchasing Prodject

France
The Independents' founders ready to build on their property empire

Spotlight | China, France
The Independents to seal Bureau Betak deal with final payments

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Front Row | France Johanna Sebag, the communications specialist yearning for luxury clients

United States LVMH's consolidated jewellery results conceal disappointing downturn for Tiffany & Co

France Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

Luxembourg The Independents rewards new associates with shares

France Select few share in success of TowerBrook deal with The Independents

France Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

France Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom The Independents raised €150m in refinancing just before purchasing Prodject

France The Independents' founders ready to build on their property empire

Spotlight | China, France The Independents to seal Bureau Betak deal with final payments

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United States
How the organisers of Tiffany & Co's lavish launch party sold agency Prodject

Front Row | France
Johanna Sebag, the communications specialist yearning for luxury clients

United States
LVMH's consolidated jewellery results conceal disappointing downturn for Tiffany & Co

France
Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

Luxembourg
The Independents rewards new associates with shares

France
Select few share in success of TowerBrook deal with The Independents

France
Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

France
Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
The Independents raised €150m in refinancing just before purchasing Prodject

France
The Independents' founders ready to build on their property empire

Spotlight | China, France
The Independents to seal Bureau Betak deal with final payments