Who owns Lipault?
Lipault is owned by Samsonite Group (Luxembourg, HKEX: 1910).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Samsonite Group S.A. Annual Report 2025, 28 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Samsonite Group S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Handbags & accessories
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 1910
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lipault
Lipault is the French brand in Samsonite Group's portfolio, one of the complementary names its 2025 annual report says serve distinct customer segments in specific markets. The group ran it as a business of its own for a period: the executive who now leads its European region was general manager for France and Lipault International between 2014 and 2016. Samsonite holds trademark registrations for the name and reports its sales inside the "Other" brand line.
Ownership timeline of Lipault
- Current owner Samsonite Group [1] reported
Where Lipault sits in Samsonite Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Samsonite Group
Samsonite Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in handbags & accessories, and who owns them
Samsonite Group has more brands in handbags & accessories on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 17.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BONIA | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Coach | Tapestry | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Michael Kors | Capri Holdings | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Fossil | Fossil Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Vera Bradley | Vera Bradley, Inc. | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Braun Büffel | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Carlo Rino | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Sembonia | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Samsonite Group
Samsonite Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, founded in 1910. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 1910.
Samsonite Group calls itself the world's best-known and largest travel luggage company, with a heritage dating back to 1910 and net sales of US$3.50 billion in 2025. It is registered in Luxembourg, keeps joint corporate headquarters there and in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and is listed on one exchange only, Hong Kong, under stock code 1910. Three core brands — Samsonite, TUMI and American Tourister — made 92.3 per cent of its 2025 sales between them. Travel products were 63.6 per cent of the total and the rest was business and casual bags, backpacks and accessories, a category it is deliberately growing because the margins are better.
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🇫🇷 Lipault and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Lipault among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lipault?
The parent company of Lipault is Samsonite Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Luxembourg.
Is Lipault French or Luxembourgish?
Lipault originated in France, but it is owned today by Samsonite Group, which is headquartered in Luxembourg. So Lipault is a French-origin brand under Luxembourgish ownership.
Is Lipault still owned by Samsonite Group?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Lipault is still owned by Samsonite Group. 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] Samsonite Group S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Samsonite Group S.A., Annual report, published 28 April 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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