The luxury giant LVMH announced Thursday that it would take American justice against the American jeweler Tiffany, which he accuses of "
bad faith
", the day after the suspension of their merger operation at 16.2 billion dollars.
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Bernard Arnault's group, in a press release, indicates that they "
learned with astonishment of the legal action filed against the group by Tiffany in the Delaware civil court
" and considers that "
this action is completely unfounded. It has obviously been prepared for a long time by Tiffany and has been communicated in a manner that is misleading for shareholders and defamatory
”, he denounces.
