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Hubert Wargny, discreet keeper of the Pinault estate

Now in semi-retirement, Hubert Wargny was the Pinault family's long-standing notary for over 20 years and continues to liaise between his former firm and its largest client. [...]

Published on 03/11/2022 at 05:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Wargny Katz

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Pinault family splashes out in hope of offsetting losses

With the slump in Kering's performance threatening to eat into dividends, the Pinault family - its principal shareholder - is investing heavily to diversify its family office. Its other traditional sources of revenue, such as wine, tourism and art, are also becoming less bankable.

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François Pinault's artistic retreat

As Kering hits rough waters, the luxury group's founder has been devoting all his time to exhibiting and managing his art collection.

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François Pinault ring-fences his art collection

Kering founder François Pinault has put his artistic affairs in order, tidying up the finances of the art collection he has built up over six decades. His son François-Henri, who is about to take over the management of the family office, is less interested in art.

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Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

Opening a Gucci shop directly opposite LVMH's Louis Vuitton boutique on the Place Vendôme wasn't enough for Kering. The group has just acquired the four buildings that make up the southeast corner where the Rue de Castiglione meets the Rue Saint-Honoré.

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Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 2: how will the succession game atop Barrière group play out?

The feud between Barrière CEO Dominique Desseigne and his son Alexandre Desseigne-Barrière over the family holding in Barrière group shows no sign of abating. Father and son are feuding not only over control of Barrière group, but also over the top job.

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Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

The Dorchester Collection's properties are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, as all luxury hotels are, but also affected by the reintroduction of Sharia law by their shareholder Brunei. They are nonetheless benefiting from significant financial support from the Sultanate.

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How the Pinault family's jet stays incognito

The Pinault family's Global Jet 7500 benefits from a US government programme that filters certain aircraft's flight data, meaning it doesn't figure on any flight tracking sites.

Subscribers only Families 27.10.2022

France
François-Henri Pinault drops off the radar

François-Henri Pinault is making sure his travels don't show up on flight-tracking websites. The Kering CEO, who has owned a large-cabin private jet for two years, is keen to avoid the fate that befell Bernard Arnault, who was famously obliged to give up his own aircraft under pressure from plane-spotters tracking his movements.

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France
Odile de Labouchere, the linchpin of Pinault's art and real estate portfolio

While Paris's Bourse de Commerce and Venice's Palazzo Grassi put the finishing touches on their upcoming exhibitions, one individual oversees the smooth transfer of artworks between the foundations, Pinault family residences and the storage sites:

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Pinault family splashes out in hope of offsetting losses

France, Italy
François Pinault's artistic retreat

France
François Pinault ring-fences his art collection

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

France
Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 2: how will the succession game atop Barrière group play out?

Spotlight | Brunei, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

France
How the Pinault family's jet stays incognito

France
François-Henri Pinault drops off the radar

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Odile de Labouchere, the linchpin of Pinault's art and real estate portfolio

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France Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 2: how will the succession game atop Barrière group play out?

Spotlight | Brunei, France, Italy, United Kingdom Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

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France
Hubert Wargny, discreet keeper of the Pinault estate

Spotlight | France
Pinault family splashes out in hope of offsetting losses

France, Italy
François Pinault's artistic retreat

France
François Pinault ring-fences his art collection

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

France
Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 2: how will the succession game atop Barrière group play out?

Spotlight | Brunei, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Meurice, Bel-Air: Sultan of Brunei pumps nearly $700m into his luxury hotels

France
How the Pinault family's jet stays incognito

France
François-Henri Pinault drops off the radar

France
Odile de Labouchere, the linchpin of Pinault's art and real estate portfolio