The company was formed in 1987 through the merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, which had been established by the 1971 merger between the champagne producer Moët & Chandon (founded in 1743) and the cognac producer Hennessy (founded in 1765).

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

An Italian subsidiary of French luxury giant LVMH that makes Dior-branded handbags was placed under court administration on Monday, after a probe alleged it had sub-contracted work to Chinese-owned firms that mistreated workers.

LVMH's unit put under court administration in Italy over labour exploitation

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Andes.

The Vicuñas and the $9,000 Sweater

Hermès is a French luxury fashion house specializing in leather goods, silk goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear.

Hermès

French-founded, Italian-headquartered luxury outerwear and lifestyle brand established in Monestier-de-Clermont—the name is an abbreviation of its founding town. 

Originally producing down sleeping bags and protective gear for mountain workers and expeditions, Moncler equipped the Italian K2 expedition in 1954 and became the official outfitter for the French national downhill ski team at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics. 

After transitioning to Italian ownership in 1992, the brand was acquired by entrepreneur Remo Ruffini in 2003, who relocated it to Milan and repositioned it as a global luxury brand. 

Moncler listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in December 2013. In December 2020 it acquired Stone Island for €1.15 billion. In 2024 the group reported revenues of €3.1 billion. Ruffini remains executive chairman; LVMH holds an indirect stake via Ruffini's holding vehicle Double R.

Moncler

Originally Catterton Partners, the fund merged with Bernard Arnault's family office and LVMH in 2016 to create L Catterton.

The merged firm invests globally from six fund platforms: L Catterton Flagship Buyout, L Catterton North American Growth, L Catterton Latin America, L Catterton Europe, L Catterton Asia, and L Catterton Real Estate. In May 2021, Private Equity International listed L Catterton as the 32nd largest private equity firm in the world based on capital raised over the prior five years.

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is a public company. It also invests in at least 3 companies.

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Hermès

Moncler

L Catterton