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Entourage

Luxury players are becoming more events-orientated in the Hamptons.
Luxury players are becoming more events-orientated in the Hamptons.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Gavin Zeigler (Alamy), DragonImages (Alamy), The Wanderbug

Golden Miles
Brands lay siege to the ultra-wealthy in exclusive Hamptons

In the swanky villages of Long Island, the summer home to wealthy New Yorkers, luxury brands are increasingly embedding themselves in local life. They sponsor private dinners, equestrian events and regattas to offset the massive losses incurred by maintaining their high-cost boutiques there.
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The Maybourne subsidiary may have backslid on its affordable housing commitments.
The Maybourne subsidiary may have backslid on its affordable housing commitments.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: The Emory

Maybourne
Five-star London hotel The Emory under scrutiny over social housing pledges

In 2019, the Maybourne group subsidiary obtained planning permission in London's select Belgravia district on the proviso that it also invest in social housing. Five years on, however, the parent company has incorporated this affordable housing into another of its hotel projects instead, prompting Westminster City Council to open an inquiry.
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Spotlight | The Independents sale
Parent company of Betak, Pagès and Karla Otto seeks to save its buyout

The luxury events and PR conglomerate The Independents has been banking since 2023 on being acquired by the media magnate Stéphane Courbit, but the transaction was thrown into doubt this spring. Since then, it has actively been trying to keep the deal alive, which would benefit not only its founding shareholders but also the founders of its many agencies, which include Alexandre de Betak, Karla Otto and Lucien Pagès.

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The Independents conglomerate comprises some 20 PR agencies operating in the luxury sector.

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