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Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Hermès heir Nicolas Puech front and centre in Gstaad inheritance dispute

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“Hermès heirs at odds”

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Hermès heirs at odds

The target of an aborted raid by LVMH in the early 2010s, Hermès still bears the battle scars of that operation. Wealth manager Éric Freymond, who played an instrumental role in the luxury giant's takeover bid, still holds shares in the leather goods brand and remains close to several of founder Émile Hermès's heirs. The three branches of the shareholding family are seeking to isolate him. [...]

Éric Freymond and Nicolas Puech. © Studio Pachamama

Already in the spotlight for unexpectedly rewriting his will, Hermès heir Nicolas Puech now finds himself embroiled in a heated inheritance dispute involving his former wealth manager, Éric Freymond, and a once-prominent Gstaad high society figure who died in 2021. [...]

Published on 07.03.2024 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

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Hermès heir Nicolas Puech distances himself from long-time wealth manager

Wealth manager Éric Freymond, Nicolas Puech's loyal financial adviser, has left the board of the Hermès heir's foundation, where he had held a seat for 10 years.

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Spotlight | France
Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

The three shareholding families of leather goods manufacturer Hermès are eager to bring Nicolas Puech, the sole heir of Emile Hermès to have remained outside the group's family holding company, into the fold. The initiative is also a bid to close the only avenue allowing heirs to secretly sell their shares in the group.

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Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Axel Dumas and Henri-Louis Bauer.

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Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (2/3): explosive tell-all

To force LVMH to reward him for his role in the Hermès raid, Swiss wealth manager Eric Freymond revealed the details of the luxury giant's attempted takeover in a court filing. The tell-all complaint was incendiary for Bernard Arnault's group, which had already been fined by the financial regulator for non-disclosure related to the operation.

Subscribers only Families 27.03.2023

Bernard Arnault's group received a startling summons initiated by Eric Freymond.

Spotlight | France
Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (1/3): secret wars

It is the most secretive of the luxury sector's great battles: after LVMH's failed takeover of Hermès in 2010, its instigators fought long and hard over the ensuing capital gains. Glitz.paris investigates the €3.8bn dispute between LVMH chief Bernard Arnault and Swiss wealth manager Eric Freymond.

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Eric Freymond drafted a complaint to sue LVMH and Bernard Arnault for €380 million.

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Spotlight | France
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Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (2/3): explosive tell-all

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Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (1/3): secret wars

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Thirteen years on, French justice eyes key player in failed LVMH takeover of Hermès

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Is Hermès heir Nicolas Puech still in charge of his own foundation?

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The Nicolas Puech Foundation, a key player in the LVMH-Hermès war, changes focus

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Spotlight | France Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (1/3): secret wars

Spotlight | France, Switzerland Thirteen years on, French justice eyes key player in failed LVMH takeover of Hermès

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Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Hermès heir Nicolas Puech front and centre in Gstaad inheritance dispute

France
Hermès heir Nicolas Puech distances himself from long-time wealth manager

Spotlight | France
Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

France
Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (2/3): explosive tell-all

Spotlight | France
Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (1/3): secret wars

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Thirteen years on, French justice eyes key player in failed LVMH takeover of Hermès

Switzerland
Is Hermès heir Nicolas Puech still in charge of his own foundation?

France, Switzerland
The Nicolas Puech Foundation, a key player in the LVMH-Hermès war, changes focus