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  • Friday, 22 September, 2017
    Personal & Household Goods
    Bettencourt death sparks talk of changes at L'Oréal

    Analysts say Nestlé is unlikely to want to increase stake in French cosmetics group 

  • Friday, 22 September, 2017
    Retail & Consumer industry
    L’Oréal rises on M&A, buyback speculation
  • Friday, 22 September, 2017
    Due Diligence
    Bettencourt’s death could transform L’Oréal and Nestlé Premium

    Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

  • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
    Obituary
    L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at 94

    World’s richest woman feuded with her daughter for years

  • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
    Obituary
    Liliane Bettencourt, L’Oréal heiress, 1922-2017

    The world’s richest woman had her final years marred by a legal battle with her daughter

  • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
    Retail & Consumer industry
    L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at 94

    World’s richest woman was daughter of founder of cosmetics giant

  • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
    Retail & Consumer industry
    L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at 94
  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2016
    ReviewLife & Arts
    Bettencourt Boulevard, Théâtre de la Colline, Paris — ‘Richly complex writing’

    Michel Vinaver’s play depicts the 2010 Bettencourt scandal in a series of vignettes

  • Thursday, 28 May, 2015
    World
    Sarkozy ally not guilty in Bettencourt case

    Celebrity photographer sentenced to three years in prison for taking advantage of L’Oréal heiress

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  • Monday, 26 January, 2015
    World
    Bettencourt case set to grip France

    Ten go on trial in Paris accused of exploiting L’Oreal heiress

  • Friday, 7 March, 2014
    World
    Investigators tapped Sarkozy phones
  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2014
    Companies
    Nestlé and L’Oréal in €6bn stake deal

    Swiss food group sells 8 per cent back to cosmetics maker

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2014
    Share buybacks
    The family behind the rise of L’Oréal
  • Monday, 7 October, 2013
    World
    Poll funding case against Sarkozy dropped
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2013
    World
    Former French spy chief faces trial
  • Thursday, 28 March, 2013
    Private equity
    Sarkozy – from Elysée to private equity
  • Thursday, 21 March, 2013
    World
    Sarkozy faces probe over donation claims
  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2013
    World
    Elite barrister Metzner found dead
  • Friday, 23 November, 2012
    Phone hacking
    Sarkozy boosted as UMP reels
  • Thursday, 22 November, 2012
    World
    Sarkozy in court amid UMP troubles
  • Wednesday, 26 September, 2012
    Companies
    Glamorous and rich, L’Oréal goes shopping
  • Wednesday, 26 September, 2012
    Support services
    L’Oréal chief hits out at 75% income tax
  • Tuesday, 3 July, 2012
    World
    Police search Sarkozy home and offices
  • Tuesday, 3 April, 2012
    NotebookPhone hacking
    Sarko’s swirling stink bomb

    The Bettencourt affair has reared its head again, writes Hugh Carnegy

  • Friday, 17 February, 2012
    UK companies
    Letter from Lex: grand tours

    Companies are searching far and wide to reduce their exposure to Europe’s sluggish markets

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