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Kering's billionaire founder Francois Pinault to buy streaming platform

Kering founder François Pinault and two other founders of Paris-based I2PO are buying music-streaming platform Deezer for 1.075 billion euros. According to a Bloomberg report the entity will raise at least 120 million euros, with the aim to go public after a previous attempt in 2015. Deezer, a French online music streaming service, was founded...

Culture

François Pinault, founder of Kering, to open Paris art museum

François Pinault, founder of luxury group Kering, is to open a new contemporary art museum in Paris to house his vast art collection and open a space to presenting new exhibitions and projects open to every artistic discipline. The 150 million euro museum will be housed at the Bource de Commerce in central Paris and will be Mr Pinault’s third...

Fashion

François Pinault receives France's highest honour

France's emperor of luxury, François Pinault, received France's high civilian distinction this week, the Dignity of the Great Cross in the Legion of Honor. The founder of the Kering group previously had been made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor on New Year’s Day in 2012. Last November WWD reported the Italian government honored Pinault...