French Finance Minister backs Le Drian over LVMH-Tiffany intervention

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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday backed an intervention by the country's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in luxury goods giant ...

PARIS: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday backed an intervention by the country's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in French luxury goods giant LVMH's plans to back out of a takeover of U.S. jeweler Tiffany .

"Mr Le Drian took the decision which appeared to him to be the right one," Le Maire told France 2 television, adding that Le Drian was working to protect French interests in his intervention on the LVMH-Tiffany deal.Last week, LVMH said its board had received a letter from the French foreign ministry asking it to delay the acquisition of Tiffany to beyond Jan. 6, 2021, given the threat of additional U.S. tariffs against French products.

LVMH also said it said would counter-sue Tiffany, accusing it of mismanagement during the coronavirus crisis after the U.S. jeweler accused the French group of trying to bow out of a US$16 billion acquisition deal.

 

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