France
LVMH continues security heads overhaul

France
Falling demand prompts LVMH to step up war on fakes

The luxury slowdown is pushing the French giant to make anti-counterfeiting a core priority. The group is stepping up efforts by centralising control at the level of its holding company and broadening the fight to cover fake perfumes, "dupes" and the fast-growing grey market.

France, Italy
Harry's Bar owners loaned millions by Xavier Niel's family office

Venice's Cipriani dynasty, which owns the original Harry's Bar in the city but has run into financial problems caused by property development by the third generation of the family in Uruguay and Dubai, has been granted a big loan by the family office of French businessman Xavier Niel.

Europe
Fedex to compensate Louis Vuitton for cargo thefts

After more than six years of litigation with Fedex (formerly TNT), LVMH brand Louis Vuitton has won a ruling that may set a precedent in freight theft cases.

JS Held works for oil firm, investigators open doors in Ukraine, LVMH safety doubts

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

SingaporeOil firm calls on JS Held sleuths

London/Kyiv/LvivUkrainian investigators fund visit by British MPs

ParisSquarcini lawsuit and job ad raise questions over LVMH security

LVMH picks new global security director

The French luxury giant LVMH is poised to reveal internally the name of its new global security director. The nominee will bring his police experience to the group's many security managers.