Adrienne M Grover

April 2, 2024

Vincent Bolloré changes tack with Vivendi break-up plan

...“Splitting the company into three would not give Canal+, Havas or Lagardère more money to spend on M&A,” said Julien Roch an analyst at Barclays....

December 14, 2023

FT Live

Business of Luxury Summit

Gathering leaders in luxury for the 20th year

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

Richemont’s profits disappoint in latest sign of luxury industry slowdown

...“In the medium term I’m not worried about our clients having the disposable income. It is just a bit of caution on their side,” he added....

November 10, 2023

InterviewLunch with the FT

‘Modi is supposed to represent all of us’: human rights lawyer Indira Jaising

...Jaising declines to speculate on the numbers because “I’m not an astrologer”, she says....

February 16, 2024

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

Morrisons boss to be succeeded by former Carrefour chief

...“I’m only retiring from Morrisons, but not from commerce and not from life.”...

September 27, 2023

News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry

Pinault empire makes California return with A-list agency acquisition

...“I’m not sure it has anything to do with Kering but having control over such an influencing crowd can be useful,” they said, adding that the deal was “more likely to have crossover implications for his wife...

September 8, 2023

FT Live

Due Diligence Live

Where leaders in investment and finance meet

War in Ukraine

Biden pins blame for Russian battlefield victory on Congress inaction

...So I’m going to fight to get them the ammunition they need.” US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said at the weekend: “This is the cost of congressional inaction....

February 18, 2024

French politics

Macron meets ministers to thrash out response to unrest

...Nadia, the dead boy’s grandmother, on Sunday called for calm, telling BFM TV: “The people who are rioting, I’m telling them to stop.”...

July 2, 2023

Food Prices

Food producers agree to cut prices in France after government pressure

...“I’m thinking of pasta — the price of wheat is going down — I’m thinking of oils, I’m thinking of poultry, I’m thinking of cereals, I’m thinking of animal feed and a number of products which will be sent...

June 9, 2023

FT SeriesHow to host a cocktail party

Alex Eagle: ‘It’s cosy, which really works with the gothic vibe’

...“I don’t know if I’m good at much, but I do feel I’m good at bringing people together, and them becoming friends.”...

November 24, 2023

Menswear

Thom Browne reimagined the suit — now he’s thinking bigger

...Emotionally, physically, I could not [and] there’s no way I’m going to work for someone else . . ....

May 18, 2023

LVMH

Beverly Hills voters reject LVMH luxury hotel on Rodeo Drive

...“I’m devastated,” said Andy Licht, who oversaw the approval of the Cheval Blanc project as chair of the Beverly Hills planning commission. “It’s a horrible decision.”...

May 27, 2023

News in-depthTod's SpA

Diego Della Valle cements French connection with planned Tod’s delisting

...Additional reporting by Adrienne Klasa An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Kerring owned Loro Piana....

February 17, 2024

Transcript

UBS’s Credit Suisse challenge

...To find out more, I’m joined by our Paris correspondent, Adrienne Klasa. Hey, Adrienne. Adrienne KlasaHi, Marc. Marc FilippinoSo what’s going on in China when it comes to luxury goods?...

April 25, 2023

Supply chains

European manufacturers and retailers face ‘chaotic’ period after Red Sea attacks

...Additional reporting by Adrienne Klasa in Paris and Sarah White in Marseille...

January 21, 2024

FT Live

Future of Retail

Securing long-term business growth with technology innovation

News in-depthL'Oreal SA

How L’Oréal’s chief swooped on luxury soap maker Aesop

...Although M&A is part of the company’s culture, L’Oréal is also known for being fastidious and cautious....

April 6, 2023

The Big Read

Will the extraordinary boom in luxury goods ever end?

...“I’m going to disappoint you, but desirability is proportional to value,” he said. “LVMH shares are also a luxury product.”...

April 27, 2023

Transcript

Transcript: Swamp Notes — GOP primaries and the power of incumbency

...I’m Marc Filippino, I’m your host, and today I’m joined by the FT’s Lauren Fedor. She’s our deputy Washington bureau chief. Hi, Lauren. Lauren FedorHi, Marc....

January 27, 2024

Sanofi SA

UK at risk of losing healthcare innovation race with rivals, warns Sanofi boss

...“M&A is probably on the agenda for 2023,” wrote Michael Leuchten, an analyst at UBS....

February 3, 2023

BlackRock Inc

BlackRock extends block on UK property fund redemptions

...M&G said its £4.6bn Secured Property Income fund, which is largely owned by defined benefit pension schemes, is still deferring withdrawals....

January 4, 2023

M&G Investments PLC

M&G’s new chief will not pursue a break-up of the group

...“There is an excellent team at M&G and I’m excited at the prospect of working with them to take the business forward.” M&G has £370bn of assets under management and administration....

September 29, 2022

News

Jupiter slashes fund range as it tries to reverse outflows

...Integration has proved challenging for many asset managers that have undertaken ambitious M&A in recent years....

October 21, 2022

Pensions crisis

Pensions industry and consultants play blame game over LDI crisis

...“There are of course conflicts in this business, I’m not attempting to minimise that, but [these firms] also have them all in spades . . ....

December 29, 2022

UK economy updates from September 29: Kwarteng stands by tax cuts, Truss blames ‘global’ factors

Andrea Rossi to replace John Foley as chief executive of M&G

...There is an excellent team at M&G and I’m excited at the prospect of working with them to take the business forward,” Rossi said. M&G has £370bn of assets under management and administration....

September 29, 2022

HTSI15 travel destinations to book now

Untapping the inner beauty of Budapest

...Maybe it’s because I’m in an ancient space, away from the office, or technology, or stress, or maybe it’s because I want to believe. But I can feel something magical in these waters....

September 5, 2023

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