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Developer Ely-Michel Ruimy turns tidy profit in sale of Paris properties to Kering

The property developer, who also owns the licence for Joël Robuchon's restaurants internationally, has just sold four buildings in the French capital's Vendôme district to Kering for four times their purchase price. [...]

Published on 16/02/2023 at 06:30 GMT

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Adrien Labi, luxury's indispensable developer with a mysterious past

Owner of a dozen buildings in Paris's most exclusive locations, the Libyan-born British developer Adrien Labi is gradually selling them off to luxury giants. He is, however, under investigation by French tax authorities, and the source of his fortune remains a mystery.

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Place Vendôme Gucci woes: skirmish for the top floor, skeletons in the cellar

Paris authorities rejected the spot chosen for a Gucci Osteria restaurant within the brand's planned mega-boutique near the Place Vendôme. Meanwhile, archaeologists are examining sarcophagi discovered beneath the site.

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Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

LVMH, Kering and a host of luxury-minded Paris developers are jostling for position at the corner of the Avenue Montaigne and the Rue François-1er, the future epicentre of French luxury.

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Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

With investigators from the European Commission's competition authority turning up at its Milan offices in April, François-Henri Pinault's Kering has been quick off the mark, hoping to take advantage of a leniency scheme whereby collaboration with officials from the outset is richly rewarded.

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Hotels and restaurants battle it out for Champs-Elysées rooftop terraces

While luxury brands jostle for the best street-level sites on Paris's grandest avenue, the big names in the hotel and events industry are on the lookout for rare roof terraces. Two are about to become available at either end of the iconic thoroughfare.

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Sisley co-founder Isabelle d'Ornano battling with French tax authorities

Isabelle d'Ornano has been engaged in an intense ten-year battle with the French tax authorities, who say her vast apartment on Paris's Quai d'Orsay has been undervalued.

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Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

Opening a Gucci shop directly opposite LVMH's Louis Vuitton boutique on the Place Vendôme wasn't enough for Kering. The group has just acquired the four buildings that make up the southeast corner where the Rue de Castiglione meets the Rue Saint-Honoré.

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Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

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France Place Vendôme Gucci woes: skirmish for the top floor, skeletons in the cellar

France Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

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France Hotels and restaurants battle it out for Champs-Elysées rooftop terraces

France Sisley co-founder Isabelle d'Ornano battling with French tax authorities

France Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

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France
Developer Ely-Michel Ruimy turns tidy profit in sale of Paris properties to Kering

Front Row | France
Adrien Labi, luxury's indispensable developer with a mysterious past

France
Place Vendôme Gucci woes: skirmish for the top floor, skeletons in the cellar

France
Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

Spotlight | Europe
Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

France
Hotels and restaurants battle it out for Champs-Elysées rooftop terraces

France
Sisley co-founder Isabelle d'Ornano battling with French tax authorities

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How LVMH poured €111m into Stella McCartney

France
Dior caught up in bitter neighbourhood battle on Avenue Montaigne

Spotlight | Switzerland
Richemont's hush-hush real estate acquisitions in global luxury capitals