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How the Hermès Family Fought Off a Luxury Takeover
In 2025, the Hermès family faced an unexpected threat from inside their own ranks. When a series of inheritance disputes and a secretive acquisition plan by a rival luxury group threatened to break the family's iron grip on the iconic French maison, the clan did something extraordinary. They pooled personal capital, restructured their holding company, and enacted a radical plan to lock control for generations. This episode tells the story of how the Hermès family turned a succession crisis into a defensive masterpiece, revealing the legal, financial, and emotional maneuvers that…
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