Who owns Fendi?
Fendi is owned by LVMH (France, EPA: MC).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: LVMH Universal Registration Document 2025, 1 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Rome
- Founded
- 1925
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Luxury goods › Luxury fashion & leather goods
- Parent ticker
- EPA: MC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fendi
Fendi was founded in Rome in 1925 as a fur and leather workshop by a married couple, and was run by their five daughters from the 1940s. Karl Lagerfeld designed for the house from 1965 until his death in 2019, the longest such tenure in fashion. LVMH acquired control in 2001.
Ownership timeline of Fendi
Where Fendi sits in LVMH
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by LVMH
LVMH controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Berluti (1895)
- Bulgari (1884)
- Celine (1945)
- Christian Dior (1946)
- Givenchy (1952)
- Hublot (1980)
- Loewe (1846)
- Loro Piana (1924)
- Louis Vuitton (1854)
- TAG Heuer (1860)
- Tiffany & Co. (1837)
- Zenith (1865)
Other brands in luxury fashion & leather goods, and who owns them
LVMH has more brands in luxury fashion & leather goods on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 40.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McQueen | Kering | 🇫🇷 France |
| Jil Sander | OTB Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Alaïa | Richemont | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Burberry | Burberry | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Miu Miu | Prada Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Thom Browne | Zegna | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Giorgio Armani | Armani | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Versace | Capri Holdings | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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About the owner: LVMH
LVMH is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1987. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: MC.
LVMH was formed in 1987 by the merger of Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy and is the largest luxury group in the world. It is controlled by the Arnault family through the holding company Christian Dior SE.
🇮🇹 Fendi and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 210 brands that began in Italy. 77 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Fendi among them.
- Antonio Marras — Oniverse 🇮🇹
- Blukids — OVS 🇮🇹
- Bottega Veneta — Kering 🇫🇷
- Briko — BasicNet 🇮🇹
- Car Shoe — Prada Group 🇮🇹
- Diesel — OTB Group 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fendi?
The parent company of Fendi is LVMH, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Fendi Italian or French?
Fendi originated in Italy in 1925, but it is owned today by LVMH, which is headquartered in France. So Fendi is an Italian-origin brand under French ownership.
Is Fendi still owned by LVMH?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Fendi is still owned by LVMH. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] LVMH Universal Registration Document 2025 — LVMH, Annual report, published 1 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026.
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