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Spotlight | Italy, United Kingdom
Luxury travel firm Abercrombie & Kent hangs in the balance amid family row

Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio, principal shareholder of the bespoke travel agency Abercrombie & Kent. © Studio Pachamama

The brothers Lefebvre d'Ovidio, heirs to the Italian corporate dynasty that founded the Silversea luxury cruise company, are battling it out in the US and Italy for control of the family's estate. The dispute comes in the wake of one brother acquiring Abercrombie & Kent, the British bespoke travel and safari specialist. [...]

Published on 03/11/2022 at 05:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Spotlight | Italy, United Kingdom
Luxury travel firm Abercrombie & Kent hangs in the balance amid family row

Front Row | Italy, Monaco
Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio changes tack to ultra-luxury travel with Saudi support

Monaco
Monaco hotelier's messy divorce has knock-on effects in luxury world

Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Sheikha Moza vs Princess Sara: Luxury battle royal between Doha and Riyadh

United Kingdom, United States
Chanel's main shareholder Alain Wertheimer and his made-to-measure US visa

United Kingdom
[Family Affairs] Mohamed Al Fayed struggles to shield his heirs from Ritz Paris's debts

France, United Kingdom
Mulberry CEO Andretta's ongoing battle with French tax authorities

France, Italy
Luxury retail: Ferragamo's sentencing in Paris sends sector into panic