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Families

The mysterious deal between Gianni Agnelli's former lover and an Hermès heir's wealth manager

Battling numerous lawsuits at the time of his sudden death in July, wealth manager Eric Freymond, accused of embezzling the fortune of an Hermès heir, had nevertheless managed to negotiate a confidential settlement with one of the individuals suing him just before his demise.

Subscribers only Switzerland Running Story - Hermès heirs at odds 30.09.2025

Goyard's spectacular results whet luxury giants' appetites

At a time when sales for major luxury groups are languishing, French luggage maker Maison Goyard's dazzling performance is reviving takeover plans. But the firm's owner is holding out.

Subscribers only France Running Story - Arnault's shopping list 25.09.2025

Spotlight
Probe into Nicolas Puech's missing Hermès shares continues despite main suspect's death

The key figures in the scandal engulfing Hermès (from left): Éric Freymond, Nicolas Puech and Bernard Arnault.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only France, Switzerland Running Story - Hermès heirs at odds 23.09.2025

From Asian investment to a new design director, Paul Smith plots his succession

Approaching 80 years of age and with no direct heirs, the English fashion designer is slowly relinquishing control of his brand and planning for its future.

Free access United Kingdom 23.09.2025

In Focus
French presidential hopefuls court the Arnaults

Hoping to succeed Emmanuel Macron as French president, politicians (anti-clockwise from left) Gabriel Attal, Gérald Darmanin and Jordan Bardella are wooing Bernard Arnault's powerful family.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only France 18.09.2025

Giorgio Armani's lucrative real estate deals

The late Italian fashion designer personally owned the premises occupied by his brand's stores, and part of his fortune was built on the rent paid by his own boutiques.

Subscribers only Italy Running Story - Armani after Giorgio 18.09.2025

How the Del Vecchios won over Giorgio Armani

Glitz revealed the names last week of the three luxury groups that had tried to acquire Giorgio Armani in recent years. A week later, the late designer's will asks his heirs to do business with one of these groups.

Subscribers only Families 16.09.2025

Keep it in the family: how the Ruperts split up Richmont dividends

Dividends from the Swiss luxury giant are distributed via Luxembourg and the UK to the extended members of the family that controls the majority of Richemont's capital.

Subscribers only Families 11.09.2025

Arnaults raise family stake in LVMH

The fact that the luxury giant's share price has been hovering sluggishly just below the €500 mark these last three months has afforded the Arnaults the opportunity to acquire further shares and move ever closer to the strategic 50% threshold.

Subscribers only Families 09.09.2025

Industry crisis prompts flamboyant Richard Mille to play it safe

Famous for its extremely expensive and ostentatious timepieces, the Swiss watch brand has nearly halved dividend payouts to the family of its eponymous shareholder.

Subscribers only Families 04.09.2025

Ralph Lauren's succession increasingly revolves around David Lauren

David Lauren found himself at the centre of a major inheritance manoeuvre this summer, cementing his status as the likely successor in the firm founded by his father.

Subscribers only Families 02.09.2025

Family of Hermès heir's late wealth manager Éric Freymond close down store and gallery amid seizure threats

A few weeks after the brutal death of the wealth manager Éric Freymond, his family announced to friends that the Menus Plaisirs store in Gstaad was to close, along with the Espace Muraille gallery in Geneva.

Subscribers only Families 02.09.2025

Spotlight
The key hearing that was awaiting the asset manager in the missing Hermès shares scandal

One month after his sudden death, the Swiss asset manager Éric Freymond was due to appear before magistrates in Bern in a case involving misappropriation of assets similar to the one involving Hermès heir Nicolas Puech.

Subscribers only Families 31.07.2025

Éric Freymond, who died on 23 July, was under investigation in both Bern and Paris over his asset management practices.

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

A few weeks before throwing himself onto the railway tracks near his chalet in Gstaad on the morning of 23 July, the Swiss asset manager Freymond agreed to meet with journalist Philippe Vasset, editor-in-chief of Glitz, for Revue XXI magazine.

Subscribers only Families 31.07.2025

Implicated in the Hermès affair, the Swiss businessman Éric Freymond committed suicide on 23 July at the age of 67.

Hermès family dividends jump by more than 40%

Three months after Hermès briefly surpassed LVMH in market capitalisation, the Dumas, Puech and Guerrand families, who own 54% of the Faubourg-Saint-Honoré leather goods manufacturer, collectively pocketed a windfall.

Subscribers only Families 31.07.2025

Christian Louboutin repatriates profits from Luxembourg in dribs and drabs

Though he generally prefers to keep the profits from his business in his Swiss and Luxembourg holding companies, the designer of the stilettos with red-lacquered soles has recently repatriated a small fraction to France.

Free access Families 31.07.2025

Front Row
Forty years of Frère and Arnault family bonding

A key partner since the 1980s, the billionaire Belgian clan recently opted for closer collaboration with LVMH's shareholders on the Cheval Blanc wine estate, one of the French luxury giant's flagship brands.

Subscribers only Families 24.07.2025

Ségolène Gallienne-Frère between her husband Ian Gallienne (left) and her brother Cédric Frère.

Lagerfeld inheritance still up in air six years on

None of the eight heirs of the star fashion designer, who died in February 2019, has yet collected on their inheritance on account of outstanding tax arrears.

Subscribers only Families 17.07.2025

Arnault family quietly starts doing up Casa degli Atellani in Milan

Costly renovation works have begun on the 15th-century Milan mansion purchased three years ago by Bernard Arnault. Rumours continue to swirl in Italy's economic capital as to what the main shareholder in LVMH intends to do with this building steeped in history.

Subscribers only Families 10.07.2025

Antoine Arnault set to buy historic Paris building opposite Hotel Lutetia

Together with his friend Raphaël Raingold, LVMH's image director and Bernard Arnault's eldest son looks set to buy a building opposite the five star Lutetia hotel in Paris and close to the Bon Marché, the high-end department store owned by the luxury goods giant.

Subscribers only Families 27.06.2025

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Families

The mysterious deal between Gianni Agnelli's former lover and an Hermès heir's wealth manager

Goyard's spectacular results whet luxury giants' appetites

Spotlight
Probe into Nicolas Puech's missing Hermès shares continues despite main suspect's death

From Asian investment to a new design director, Paul Smith plots his succession

In Focus
French presidential hopefuls court the Arnaults

Giorgio Armani's lucrative real estate deals

How the Del Vecchios won over Giorgio Armani

Keep it in the family: how the Ruperts split up Richmont dividends

Arnaults raise family stake in LVMH

Industry crisis prompts flamboyant Richard Mille to play it safe

Ralph Lauren's succession increasingly revolves around David Lauren

Family of Hermès heir's late wealth manager Éric Freymond close down store and gallery amid seizure threats

Spotlight
The key hearing that was awaiting the asset manager in the missing Hermès shares scandal

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

Hermès family dividends jump by more than 40%

Christian Louboutin repatriates profits from Luxembourg in dribs and drabs

Front Row
Forty years of Frère and Arnault family bonding

Lagerfeld inheritance still up in air six years on

Arnault family quietly starts doing up Casa degli Atellani in Milan

Antoine Arnault set to buy historic Paris building opposite Hotel Lutetia

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Families

The mysterious deal between Gianni Agnelli's former lover and an Hermès heir's wealth manager

Goyard's spectacular results whet luxury giants' appetites

Spotlight Probe into Nicolas Puech's missing Hermès shares continues despite main suspect's death

From Asian investment to a new design director, Paul Smith plots his succession

In Focus French presidential hopefuls court the Arnaults

Giorgio Armani's lucrative real estate deals

How the Del Vecchios won over Giorgio Armani

Keep it in the family: how the Ruperts split up Richmont dividends

Arnaults raise family stake in LVMH

Industry crisis prompts flamboyant Richard Mille to play it safe

Ralph Lauren's succession increasingly revolves around David Lauren

Family of Hermès heir's late wealth manager Éric Freymond close down store and gallery amid seizure threats

Spotlight The key hearing that was awaiting the asset manager in the missing Hermès shares scandal

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

Hermès family dividends jump by more than 40%

Christian Louboutin repatriates profits from Luxembourg in dribs and drabs

Front Row Forty years of Frère and Arnault family bonding

Lagerfeld inheritance still up in air six years on

Arnault family quietly starts doing up Casa degli Atellani in Milan

Antoine Arnault set to buy historic Paris building opposite Hotel Lutetia

About Glitz

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Spotlight
Probe into Nicolas Puech's missing Hermès shares continues despite main suspect's death

In Focus
French presidential hopefuls court the Arnaults

Spotlight
The key hearing that was awaiting the asset manager in the missing Hermès shares scandal

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

Front Row
Forty years of Frère and Arnault family bonding