French luxury goods giant LVMH secures deal for US jeweller Tiffany

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>The largest deal in luxury is back on after New York jeweller Tiffany agreed to a slightly reduced offer from Paris-based LVMH&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>LVMH will now pay 131&period;50 dollars &lpar;£100&rpar; for each Tiffany share&comma; putting the total price tag at 15&period;8 billion dollars &lpar;£12&period;02bn&rpar;&comma; down from the 16&period;2 billion &lpar;£12&period;33&rpar; that was first offered earlier this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The owner of Louis Vuitton&comma; Christian Dior and Fendi&comma; along with a series of wine and champagne brands&comma; appeared to walk away from the acquisition last month after it said the French government had pushed for a delay because of the threat of proposed US tariffs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>We are as convinced as ever of the formidable potential of the Tiffany brand and believe that LVMH is the right home for Tiffany&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<pre><code> Bernard Arnault&NewLine;<&sol;code><&sol;pre>&NewLine;<p>But the reasons for its cold feet seemed to shift&comma; and there was pressure from investors on both sides to make a deal happen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rumours that the two luxury companies had rekindled talks began to surface in recent days&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are as convinced as ever of the formidable potential of the Tiffany brand and believe that LVMH is the right home for Tiffany&comma;” LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault said in a statement on Thursday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tiffany&comma; with its famed blue boxes&comma; has in recent years attempted to regain the lustre of the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Breakfast At Tiffany’s” era as its customer base aged&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It has shifted its focus to younger shoppers and made a significant push online&period; The deep pockets of LVMH could go a long way in helping that transformation along&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>LVMH&comma; led by billionaire Mr Arnault&comma; believes Tiffany will strengthen its position in high-end jewellery and in the US market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>LVMH is also making a bet on China’s economy&comma; where Tiffany has been expanding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The buyout has been approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to be completed early next year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed2aa6df629">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed2aa6df629'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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