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Will 2021 Drive Game-Changing Luxury Deals?

The pandemic has increased the possibility of transformative M&A in the European luxury sector, from a Kering-Richemont mega-merger to an ‘Italian fashion project.’
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A Cartier and a Gucci store in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images. (Bloomberg)

Last week, Richemont chair Johann Rupert for the first time publicly acknowledged a

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