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Touitou family sells A.P.C. but holds on to its real estate

Published on 19.01.2023 at 06:30 GMT Reading time 2 min

Jean Touitou and his family entrusted the Rothschild bank with the sale of their high-end ready-to-wear brand A.P.C. late last year, but they aren't letting go of their well-located Paris building.

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Touitou family sells A.P.C. but holds on to its real estate

Jean Touitou and his family entrusted the Rothschild bank with the sale of their high-end ready-to-wear brand A.P.C. late last year, but they aren't letting go of their well-located Paris building.

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Jean Touitou and his family entrusted the Rothschild bank with the sale of their high-end ready-to-wear brand A.P.C. late last year, but they aren't letting go of their well-located Paris building.

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Touitou family sells A.P.C. but holds on to its real estate

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L Catterton faced with a major cash crunch at A.P.C. two years after taking over the brand

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The untold story of Lucien Frydlender, Karl Lagerfeld's invisible accountant