Johann Rupert
Chairman, Richemont
The former South African banker founded the world’s third-largest luxury goods group which owns Alaïa, Chloé and Dunhill.


Part 2: The Deal of a Lifetime
How did Federico Marchetti manage to strike the ‘deal of a lifetime’ with Richemont to get the YNAP merger done at such favourable terms?

Part 2: The Deal of a Lifetime
How did Federico Marchetti manage to strike the ‘deal of a lifetime’ with Richemont to get the YNAP merger done at such favourable terms?

Part 1: The Right of First Refusal
How did Natalie Massenet and Carmen Busquets find themselves in this situation, where a company they had built together could be sold from underneath their feet?

Part 1: The Right of First Refusal
How did Natalie Massenet and Carmen Busquets find themselves in this situation, where a company they had built together could be sold from underneath their feet?

The Secret Deal to Merge Net-a-Porter with Yoox
The untold story of how Compagnie Financière Richemont agreed to merge Net-a-Porter with Yoox behind the back of Natalie Massenet for a valuation much lower than what many believed the business to be worth.

The Secret Deal to Merge Net-a-Porter with Yoox
The untold story of how Compagnie Financière Richemont agreed to merge Net-a-Porter with Yoox behind the back of Natalie Massenet for a valuation much lower than what many believed the business to be worth.

Why Isn’t There an Italian LVMH?
As LVMH, Richemont and Kering enter a period of consolidation, there is no Italian conglomerate to take them on in the fight for ownership of Italy’s brands. Why?

Why Isn’t There an Italian LVMH?
As LVMH, Richemont and Kering enter a period of consolidation, there is no Italian conglomerate to take them on in the fight for ownership of Italy’s brands. Why?

Luxury Web Battle Looms as LVMH, Hugo Boss Develop E-Commerce
As department stores and publishers join the ranks of those offering luxury goods online, they’re running into a new breed of competitor.

Luxury Web Battle Looms as LVMH, Hugo Boss Develop E-Commerce
As department stores and publishers join the ranks of those offering luxury goods online, they’re running into a new breed of competitor.

Chanel Profit Beats Rivals and Makes Owners $3B Richer
The billionaire brothers who own Chanel have become almost $3 billion wealthier this year after the luxury company reported a 38 percent rise in annual profit.

Chanel Profit Beats Rivals and Makes Owners $3B Richer
The billionaire brothers who own Chanel have become almost $3 billion wealthier this year after the luxury company reported a 38 percent rise in annual profit.

Richemont CEOs Are Top-Paid Europe Executives After VW Boss
Richemont co-chief executive officers Richard Lepeu and Bernard Fornas are catching up with Volkswagen AG’s Martin Winterkorn as the top-paid executives in Europe, according to a study by HKP.

Richemont CEOs Are Top-Paid Europe Executives After VW Boss
Richemont co-chief executive officers Richard Lepeu and Bernard Fornas are catching up with Volkswagen AG’s Martin Winterkorn as the top-paid executives in Europe, according to a study by HKP.

Yoox Net-a-Porter Stake Up for Grabs as Milan Fashion Set Meets
Richemont chairman Johann Rupert’s best hope of finding a buyer for part of his company’s stake in Yoox Net-a-Porter may lie in the Italian city that, for the next few days, is the centre of men’s fashion: Milan.

Yoox Net-a-Porter Stake Up for Grabs as Milan Fashion Set Meets
Richemont chairman Johann Rupert’s best hope of finding a buyer for part of his company’s stake in Yoox Net-a-Porter may lie in the Italian city that, for the next few days, is the centre of men’s fashion: Milan.

The Fur Debate
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

The Fur Debate
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

Bits & Bytes | Mobile Video, Richemont & LVMH, Silicon Valley
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Bits & Bytes | Mobile Video, Richemont & LVMH, Silicon Valley
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
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