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CFDA and Tiffany & Co. launch new jewellery design award

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and luxury jewellery brand Tiffany & Co. have teamed up to launch a new award for jewellery design talent. The Tiffany & Co. x CFDA Jewelry Designer Award aims to spotlight jewellery designers in the US who are ‘committed to driving inclusivity within the design industry’. Selected participants...

Business

LVMH, Tiffany finally seal merger at lower price

French luxury giant LVMH and US jeweller Tiffany buried the hatchet in their bitter takeover battle on Thursday, agreeing to lower the price of the merger so that it can finally go ahead. Tiffany agreed to accept a lower price from LVMH in order to seal a deal that had been closed to collapsing, the French group said in a statement. “LVMH, the...

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Tiffany wins court approval to fast-track lawsuit against LVMH

US jewelry brand Tiffany & Co has won approval by the Delaware Chancery Court to have its lawsuit against french conglomerate LVMH fast-tracked. The lawsuit was launched by the jeweler after LVMH said in September it was pulling out of its 16 billion dollar deal to acquire Tiffany. LVMH said its board had made the decision following “a...

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Tiffany threatens lawsuit after LVMH pulls out of acquisition

Luxury giant LVMH said Wednesday it was calling off its planned 16.2-billion dollar acquisition of US jeweller Tiffany, as the glittering marriage threatened to descend into a bitter legal battle. LVMH said its board had decided not to tie the knot after all, following "a succession of events which undermine the acquisition of Tiffany & Co,"...

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LVMH and Tiffany delay acquisition deal by three months

French luxury giant LVMH and US jewelry brand Tiffany & Co have reportedly delayed the deadline for their acquisition deal by three months. The 16.2 billion dollar deal is now set to close in November after it failed to close on 24 August, the date set out in the documents of the deal, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter....

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Tiffany & Co exec board member Francesco Trapani steps down

Tiffany & Co executive board member Francesco Trapani has exited the luxury jeweler just a week after it was acquired for 16.2 billion dollars by luxury conglomerate LVMH. According to a SEC filing, Trapani’s decision to resign was “not the result of any disagreement with Registrant’s operations, policies or procedures or any matter related to...

Business

LVMH is closer than ever to own Tiffany & Co. after upping bid to 16.7 billion dollars

New York – LVMH is reportedly closer than ever to owning Tiffany & Co. after increasing its takeover offer to 16.7 billion dollars. The world’s largest luxury goods group would have reached a deal to buy Tiffany & Co. at 135 dollars a share, or 16.7 billion dollars, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by the CNBC. In the same...

Fashion

Tiffany & Co and Outset present Studiomakers Prize to MA Fine Art graduates

Outset Contemporary Art Fund has launched a three-year partnership with Tiffany & Co., which will make seven rent-free studios in London available to outstanding MA Fine Art graduates from the capital’s finest art colleges. The Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Prize provides 12-month rent-free studio space to seven graduates from London’s...

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Luxury brands take another swing at the Chinese market, says Tiffany CEO

After a bumpy few years, luxury brands are re-committing to China's market as a weaker yuan and the US trade war funnel more Chinese high-end spending, Tiffany & Co CEO Alessandro Bogliolo said in an interview. China's luxury market has been on a roller-coaster since President Xi Jinping launched an anti-corruption campaign in 2012 that curbed...

Fashion

Qatar Investment Authority raises stake in Tiffany & Co

The Qatar Investment Authority has raised its investment stake in Tiffany & Co. to 7.8 percent from 5.2 percent, according to a regulatory filing on Monday the 24th of December. The sovereign wealth fund based in Doha owns now nearly ten million shares. According to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a Schedule 13G,...

Design

Tiffany’s Q2 results in line with expectations

Tiffany & Co reported its financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2012 and also announced that the results were in line with company’s expectations. During the three months of second quarter, company’s net earnings rose 2 percent to 92 million dollars or 0.72 dollars per diluted share as compared to 90 million dollars or 0.69...

Design

Tiffany’s Q1 worldwide net sales jumps up 8%

Reporting the first quarter financial results that ended April 30, 2012, Tiffany stated that its worldwide net sales soared by 8 per cent to $819 million, while comparable sales increased by 4 per cent. The net earnings with an increase of 1 per cent went to $0.64 per diluted share or $82 million, compared to $0.63 per diluted share or $81...