Hints and tips:
...François Arrighi arrived to open and manage the property, fresh from the George V in Paris (and, before that, Les Airelles, one of Courchevel’s celebrated palaces)....
...Thompson, a Briton who also chairs UK private equity group 3i, will take up the position in March, when Jan du Plessis steps down....
...He reportedly outbid three kings for it, including Britain’s King George V – today it remains the only rare stamp not in the Queen’s collection....
...Du v. Cisco, filed in 2011, is pending in the US district of Maryland....
...- (Scary) chart du jour: US retail sale performance in selected recessions. - Paulson takes another bite of Cadbury. - Steelie Neelie squares up to Silvio....
...Many of the vineyards in this V-shaped morsel of northern Hérault are on the gravelly limestone rubble in which so many of France’s vines feel comfortable....
...Last month Robin Hutson sold the Hotel du Vin group to Malmaison for £66.4m....
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