LVMH - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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LVMH M&A Summary

LVMH has acquired 19 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

LVMH’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Tiffany for $16.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold The Donna Karan Company to G-III Apparel Group for $650M. LVMH has acquired in 3 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (43%) and apparel/textiles (22%).

LVMH Business Overview

Where is LVMH headquartered?

LVMH is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is LVMH’s revenue?

LVMH disclosed revenue of 84,683M EUR for 2024 and 86,153M EUR for 2023.

How many employees does LVMH have?

LVMH has 192,287 employees.

What sector is LVMH in?

LVMH is a consumer products company.

When was LVMH founded?

LVMH was founded in 1923.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 4

LVMH

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

22, Avenue Montaigne,
Paris, 75008
France,
+33 1 44 13 22 22
www.lvmh.com

LVMH is a global luxury goods conglomerate. The Company operates across five major sectors: fashion and leather goods, wines and spirits, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, and selective retailing. Founded in 1987 through the merger of Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy, LVMH owns more than 75 prestigious brands including Dior, Fendi, Bulgari, TAG Heuer, and Sephora. LVMH was founded in 1923 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 15 - 3 1 - - 19
vol $27.8B $27.8B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 2 - - 1 1 - 4
vol $697M $687K $698M
  23

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Off-White Operating S.r.l 2024-09-30 - Divestiture
Milan, Italy · www.off---white.com
Orest Group 2023-04-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Erstein, France · www.orest.fr
Vendorafa Lombardi srl 2023-04-04 687K EUR Divestiture
Valenza, Italy · www.vendorafa.net
Pedemonte Holding Srl 2022-11-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Alessandria, Italy · www.pedemontegroup.com
Vendorafa Lombardi srl 2022-11-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Valenza, Italy · www.vendorafa.net
Joseph Phelps Vineyards LLC 2022-06-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Helena, California · www.josephphelps.com
Tiffany & Co. 2019-11-25 16.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.tiffany.com
Belmond Ltd. 2018-12-14 3.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.belmond.com
Maison Francis Kurkdjian SAS 2017-03-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.franciskurkdjian.com
Rimowa GmbH 2016-10-04 - Stake Purchase
Cologne, Germany · www.rimowa.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Sephora SA 1997-07-24 The Big Website Ltd. 2021-07-23 2
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France · www.sephora.com London, United Kingdom · www.feelunique.com
Sephora SA 1997-07-24 Crescent House Publishing, Inc. (Scentsa) 2013-08-07 1
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France · www.sephora.com Carlsbad, California · www.scentsa.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 8 (42%) 21.4B (77%) 2 (50%) 48M (7%)
Apparel/Textiles 4 (21%) 2.6B (9%) 2 (50%) 650M (93%)
Beverages 3 (16%) - - -
Business Services 1 (5%) 350M (1%) - -
Leisure 1 (5%) 3.2B (12%) - -
Marine 1 (5%) - - -
Retail 1 (5%) 262M (1%) - -
Total 19 $27.8B 4 $698M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Italy 4 7.8B 2 687K
France 5 262M - -
United States 3 16.6B 1 650M
  New York 1 16.2B 1 650M
  Florida 1 350M - -
  California 1 - - -
United Kingdom 3 3.2B - -
Switzerland 1 - 1 47M
Germany 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (26%) 262M (1%) - -
Cross-border 14 (74%) 27.6B (99%) 4 (100%) 698M (100%)
Total 19 $27.8B 4 $698M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citi
1
J.P. Morgan Securities
1
Legal Deals
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg (BKFN)
1
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $27.2B
$100M to $1B 2 $612M
TOTAL $27.8B
Largest Tiffany & Co.
$16.2B (2019-11-25)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $650M
< $100M 2 $48M
TOTAL $698M
Largest The Donna Karan Company LLC
$650M (2016-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
32%
6 (32%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
4 (100%)

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