Bernard Arnault

France’s richest man Arnault hit with US$25.7 million tax assessment

Europe’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, whose firm produces Louis Vuitton bags and Dom Perignon champagne, made a surprise appearance in the Oval Office alongside his son Alexandre.

Trump hosts LVMH boss as tariffs threaten luxury goods

A series of management reshuffles had fuelled speculation that Bernard Arnault, who has five children, was preparing his succession plans – especially as all of them now have key positions in the conglomerate.

Bernard Arnault hints at leading LVMH until age 85

The S&P 500 has lost 6.4 per cent since Trump took office, as mass layoffs of government employees and the president’s back-and-forth on tariffs have roiled equities.

Billionaires at Trump’s swearing-in have since lost US$209 billion

Bernard Arnault (centre), chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH, leaves after a hearing to testify in the trial of France's former spy chief Bernard Squarcini, at the courthouse in Paris.

Arnault denies knowing about blackmail plot against him at ex-top spy’s trial

Alexandre Arnault, 32, has held a position responsible for product and communications at Tiffany since 2021, when LVMH completed its takeover of the US jewellery brand.

LVMH moves Alexandre Arnault to HQ, fueling succession talk

For the first time since the second quarter of 2020, when the world went into lockdown, LVMH’s fashion and leather goods unit posted a drop in quarterly organic sales.

Bernard Arnault’s US$37 billion wealth loss comes as luxury dims in China

LMVH chief Bernard Arnault’s net worth soared on Thursday by US$17 billion to US$201 billion, his third-largest one-day increase ever.

LVMH chief Arnault wins big on China stimulus with US$17 billion wealth surge

This year’s Olympic medals, which contain an inset made of iron from the Eiffel Tower, were made by the LVMH-owned jeweller Chaumet.

When Olympic sponsors go rogue

The decline in Arnault’s fortune is rooted in the economic malaise in China, a market the luxury industry has long relied upon.

Bernard Arnault has lost more wealth than any billionaire in 2024