LVMH



LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton S.A., usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the world's largest luxury goods conglomerate. It is the parent of around 60 sub-companies that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. These daughter companies are, to a large extent, run autonomously.

The group was formed after mergers brought together champagne producer Moët et Chandon and Hennessy, a leading manufacturer of cognac. In 1987, they merged with fashion house Louis Vuitton to form the current group.


(Bernard Arnault)

The group is partly owned by the Christian Dior group, and Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of both companies. His successful integration of various famous aspirational brands into the group has inspired other luxury companies into doing the same.

In 2001, De Beers launched a joint venture with LVMH (De Beers LV) in order to establish De Beers as a retail brand.

The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine producer Château d'Yquem, which dates its origins back to 1593.

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The Group is active in five different sectors:
  • Wines & Spirits
  • Fashion & Leather Goods
  • Perfumes & Cosmetics
  • Watches & Jewelry
  • Selective Retailing
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  • Wines and spirits
    • 10 Cane Rum
    • Belvedere
    • Cape Mentelle
    • Chandon Estates
    • Château d'Yquem
    • Cloudy Bay
    • Hennessy
    • Krug
    • Mercier
    • Moët et Chandon (including Dom Pérignon)
    • MountAdam
    • Newton
    • Ruinart
    • Veuve Clicquot
    • Glenmorangie
  • Watches and jewellery
    • Chaumet
    • Dior Watches
    • Fred Joaillier
    • OMAS
    • TAG Heuer
    • Zenith International S.A.
  • Fashion and leather goods
    • Louis Vuitton
    • Fendi
    • Berluti
    • Celine
    • Donna Karan
    • eLuxury
    • Emilio Pucci
    • Givenchy
    • Kenzo
    • Loewe
    • Marc Jacobs
    • StefanoBi
    • Thomas Pink
  • Retailing
    • DFS Selective Retailing
    • Sephora
    • La Samaritaine
    • Le Bon Marché
    • Starboard Cruise Services
  • Perfume
    • Parfums Christian Dior
    • Guerlain
    • Parfums Givenchy
    • Kenzo Parfums
    • Acqua di Parma
    • BeneFit Cosmetics
    • Fresh
    • Perfumes Loewe
    • Make Up For Ever
    • Laflachère
    • LVMH hold also a stake in Inter Parfums (20.5% stake)
  • Other activities
    • Connaissance des Arts
    • D. I. Group

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