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How the Bemberg Family Lost Control of LVMH
Episode 122 of Family Business Stories with Fexingo digs into one of the most dramatic wealth reversals in luxury history: how the Bemberg family, heirs to the LVMH predecessor company Moët Hennessy, lost control of the empire they built. In 1987, the Bemberg family held a 35 percent stake in the newly merged LVMH. By 2005, they were gone, outmaneuvered by Bernard Arnault and a series of family missteps. We trace the turning points: the 1981 French nationalization that fragmented the family's holdings, the bitter sibling rivalry between Alain and Armand Bemberg, and the fatal decision to…
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