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View all search resultsFrance's LVMH will pay slightly less to acquire US jeweler Tiffany & Co after the two companies agreed to end a bitter dispute triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and salvage the luxury sector's biggest-ever deal.
LVMH countersued Tiffany & Co on Monday, arguing the iconic US jeweler's financial mismanagement in the pandemic permits the French luxury goods giant to walk away from its proposed US$16 billion acquisition of the company.
Tiffany & Co sued LVMH after the French luxury goods giant told the US jeweler it could not complete a $16 billion deal to acquire it because of a French government request and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
After eyeing Tiffany for years, LVMH submitted an offer last month as it enjoys record cash flow and revenue while the blue box company struggles with falling sales and flattening profits, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked to not be identified because details of the discussions aren’t public.