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Former Hermès wealth manager Freymond and French ex-PM Villepin boost art market ties

Subscribers only By Philippe Vasset

Published on 30.01.2025 at 06:00 GMT 2 min read Lire en français

The exhibition of his daughter's paintings in Eric Freymond's Geneva gallery brought former prime minister Dominique de Villepin closer to the erstwhile wealth manager of the Hermès heir.

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The exhibition of his daughter's paintings in Eric Freymond's Geneva gallery brought former prime minister Dominique de Villepin closer to the erstwhile wealth manager of the Hermès heir.

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France, Switzerland
Former Hermès wealth manager Freymond and French ex-PM Villepin boost art market ties

In Focus
The last confession of Eric Freymond, the shadow financier in the missing Hermès shares scandal

Spotlight
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

Spotlight
The secret story of the 6 million Hermès shares that vanished into thin air, part 2

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The secret story of the 6 million Hermès shares that vanished into thin air

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Hermès heir Nicolas Puech front and centre in Gstaad inheritance dispute