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Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

The Hôtel de Masseran, acquired by former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1978, has been discreetly put on the market for €150m. LVMH boss Bernard Arnault and his son-in-law Xavier Niel have already visited the sumptuous Paris townhouse. [...]

Published on 08/06/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

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France Bernard Arnault personally involved in Dior's new J'Adore perfume campaign

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Spotlight | United Kingdom Richemont, LVMH and Chanel add dukes, lords and royals to their collections

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

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France
Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

Spotlight | France
Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

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

South Korea
LVMH deploys diplomatic touch in Seoul

France
Bernard Arnault personally involved in Dior's new J'Adore perfume campaign

France, United States
Alexandre Arnault, the man behind Jay-Z's return to the stage

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Richemont, LVMH and Chanel add dukes, lords and royals to their collections

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

In Focus | France
LVMH plants sustainability flag where Total met humiliating defeat