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The Mayhoola fund and its royal backer fight for success with bottomless budget and trips to court

Published on 02.02.2023 at 06:30 GMT Reading time 3 min

Rachid Mohamed Rachid, chairman of the Qatari fund Mayhoola for Investments, and Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned, mother of the current Emir of Qatar. © Studio Pachamama

Actively backed by Sheikha Moza, the Emir of Qatar's mother, the Mayhoola for Investments fund is known for highly aggressive methods at odds with the hushed world of fashion. For four years, Mayhoola has been waging a legal campaign against the Taiwanese businesswoman Shaw-Lan Wang, accusing her of breaking a promise to sell it Lanvin.

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Spotlight | France, Qatar
The Mayhoola fund and its royal backer fight for success with bottomless budget and trips to court

Spotlight
Luxury crisis provides bonanza for Gulf royals

Front Row
Sheikha Moza, invisible luxury royalty

Spotlight
Abu Dhabi squares off with Qatar in race to buy up luxury brands

Spotlight
Lanvin's secret deal with the families that control Hermès

Spotlight
Qatar mega-mall Place Vendome stakes claim on luxury windfall