Editing LVMH (section)

===Shareholders===
As of 2009, LVMH held 66% of the drinks division, Moët Hennessy, with the remaining 34% held by [[Diageo]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Dominic |last2=Boyle |first2=Catherine |date=23 April 2009 |title=LVMH denies being in Moët sale talks with Diageo |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/lvmh-denies-being-in-moet-sale-talks-with-diageo-fv8ll8sps95 |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606002139/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lvmh-denies-being-in-moet-sale-talks-with-diageo-fv8ll8sps95 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of 2013, [[Dior|Christian Dior SE]] was the leading [[holding company]] of LVMH, owning 40.9% of its shares and 59.01% of its voting rights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Organizational chart as of April 30, 2013 |url=http://www.dior-finance.com/en/organigramme.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217193528/http://www.dior-finance.com/en/organigramme.asp |archive-date=17 December 2013 |access-date=12 April 2016 |publisher=[[Christian Dior SE|Dior]]}}</ref> Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of LVMH and Chairman of Christian Dior SE. In 2017, Arnault purchased all the remaining Christian Dior shares in a reported $13.1 billion buyout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Manoj |date=2023-04-14 |title=In 2017, Arnault Bought all Christian Dior Shares for $13.1 Billion |url=https://bestratedstyle.com/christian-dior-shares/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609235457/https://bestratedstyle.com/christian-dior-shares/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the end of 2017, the only declared major shareholder in LVMH was the Arnault Family Group, the [[holding company]] of Bernard Arnault. The group's control amounted to 46.84% of LVMH's stock and 63.13% of its voting rights.<ref name="RefDoc2009">{{cite web |title=LVMH – Financial Report 2017 |url=https://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2017/11/2017-financial-documents.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195419/https://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2017/11/2017-financial-documents.pdf |archive-date=29 January 2018 |access-date=30 March 2018 |publisher=LVMH |pages=4}}.</ref> This significant share held by the Arnault Family Group not only underscores their influential role in the strategic direction of LVMH but also highlights the consolidation of control within family-held enterprises in the luxury sector.