奢侈品巨头路威酩轩集团将以162亿美元收购蒂芙尼

奢侈品巨头路威酩轩集团将以162亿美元收购蒂芙尼

Luxury conglomerate LVMH will buy Tiffany & Co. for about $16.2 billion after courting the storied New York jeweler for about a month, the companies announced Monday.

奢侈品巨头路威酩轩集团(LVMH)周一宣布，将斥资约162亿美元收购蒂芙尼(Tiffany & Co.)。

The $135-per-share cash purchase will add Tiffany to Paris-based LVMH’s portfolio of 75 high-end brands as its blue-box stores struggle with lagging sales.

这笔每股135美元的现金收购，将使蒂芙尼成为路威酩轩集团(LVMH)位于巴黎的75个高端品牌之一。目前，路威酩轩旗下的旗舰店正艰难应对销售低迷的局面。

The deal will give the 182-year-old retailer more resources and support for its efforts to “drive sustainable long-term growth” as the brand undergoes an “internal transformation,” Tiffany CEO Alessandro Bogliolo said.

蒂芙尼首席执行官亚历山德罗·博里奥罗(Alessandro Bogliolo)表示，这笔交易将为这家拥有182年历史的零售商提供更多资源，支持其在品牌进行“内部转型”时“推动长期可持续增长”的努力。

“As part of the LVMH group, Tiffany will reach new heights, capitalizing on its remarkable internal expertise, unparalleled craftsmanship and strong cultural values,” Bogliolo said in a statement.

“作为路威酩轩集团的一部分，蒂芙尼将达到新的高度，利用其卓越的内部专业技能、无与伦比的工艺和强大的文化价值。”博里奥罗在一份声明中说。

The marriage is widely expected to help return some dazzle to the iconic retailer made famous by the 1961 romantic comedy “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” starring Audrey Hepburn.

人们普遍预计，这桩婚姻将为这家因1961年奥黛丽·赫本(Audrey Hepburn)主演的浪漫喜剧《蒂凡尼的早餐》(Breakfast at Tiffany 's)而一举成名的标志性零售商带来一些惊喜。

“Tiffany is a brand that has had very strong customer loyalty, but for some reason has lagged other luxury companies for the last decade,” Edward Jones analyst Brian Yarbrough said. “LVMH needs to figure out why Tiffany’s has not generated excitement and newness.”

“蒂芙尼是一个拥有非常强大的客户忠诚度的品牌，但由于某种原因，在过去10年里，蒂芙尼一直落后于其他奢侈品公司，”爱德华·琼斯(Edward Jones)的分析师布莱恩·亚伯拉夫(Brian Yarbrough)说。“路威酩轩需要弄清楚为什么蒂芙尼没有带来兴奋和新鲜。”

Other industry experts said Tiffany alienated some of its older, established clients, who defected to such luxury brands as Van Cleef & Arpels, when it pandered to millennials inking endorsement deals with Lady Gaga and others who were supposed to make the venerable brand more hip.

其他行业专家表示，蒂芙尼为了迎合千禧一代与Lady Gaga等人签订代言协议，疏远了一些年纪较大的老客户，这些人转而投奔梵克雅宝(Van Cleef & Arpels)等奢侈品牌。

The acquisition is reportedly the largest ever for LVMH, which is led by chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, the world’s third-richest man. Both companies’ boards of directors have approved the deal, which is expected to close in the middle of next year.

据报道，此次收购是路威酩轩集团有史以来最大的一笔收购，该集团的董事长兼首席执行官伯纳德•阿尔诺是全球第三大富豪。两家公司的董事会都批准了这笔交易，交易预计将在明年年中完成。

Tiffany shares were up 5.7 percent after the markets opened Monday morning, while LVMH’s were up 1.1 percent.

周一早盘开市后，蒂芙尼股价上涨5.7%，路威酩轩集团股价上涨1.1%。

LVMH has been looking to snap up Tiffany for about a month. A top executive for the company flew to New York on Oct. 18 to present Tiffany with a $120-per-share offer, a price LVMH faced calls to raise, The Post has reported.

近一个月来，路威酩轩一直在寻求收购蒂芙尼。据《华盛顿邮报》报道，10月18日，该公司的一名高管飞往纽约，向蒂芙尼提出每股120美元的收购报价。

“We have an immense respect and admiration for Tiffany and intend to develop this jewel with the same dedication and commitment that we have applied to each and every one of our Maisons,” Arnault said in a statement.

阿尔诺在一份声明中说:“我们对蒂芙尼怀有崇高的敬意和崇敬，我们打算像对每一家庄园所做的那样，尽心尽力地开发这颗宝石。”

Since its founding in 1837, Tiffany has grown to encompass more than 300 stores across the world selling engagement rings and other top-of-the-line jewelry. But the company’s stock has suffered amid the US trade war with China, which has diminished Chinese tourists’ spending at its Fifth Avenue flagship, The Post has reported.

自1837年成立以来，蒂芙尼已经发展到在全球300多家商店销售订婚戒指和其他顶级珠宝。但据《华盛顿邮报》报道，在美国对华贸易战期间，该公司股价下跌，中国游客在其第五大道旗舰店的消费减少。

Tiffany saw worldwide net sales fall 3 percent to $2.1 billion from February through July, while its net earnings slid 9 percent from the prior year to $261 million, according to an August earnings report.

根据8月份的收益报告，从2月到7月，蒂芙尼的全球净销售额下降了3%，至21亿美元，而其净利润同比下降了9%，至2.61亿美元。