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Arnault ties Hermes in knots

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Bernard Arnault's surprise acquisition of a chunk of French luxury goods house Hermes has prompted a pitched battle between the LVMH mogul and the families at Hermes' helm.

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Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East

By turns a mining entrepreneur, art collector, and protector of endangered animal species, the Swiss-American billionaire Thomas Kaplan is becoming an ever-closer associate of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MbZ). In early 2019, Kaplan has been showing his collection of Dutch art at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum, only two years after Mohammed bin Zayed personally appointed him to head the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH).

Thomas Kaplan pushes Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East.
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