Tiffany & Co. is owned by LVMH (France, EPA: MC), which acquired the brand on 7 January 2021 for $15.8 billion from Tiffany & Co. (company).[1] Before LVMH, Tiffany & Co. was owned by Tiffany & Co. (company) from 1837 to 2021.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Tiffany & Co. was founded in New York in 1837 as a stationery and fancy goods store and became a jeweller, introducing the six-prong diamond solitaire setting in 1886 and the robin's-egg blue box that is a registered colour trademark. LVMH bought it in January 2021 for $15.8 billion.
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.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States.
478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Tiffany & Co. among them.
LVMH acquired Tiffany & Co. for $131.50 a share after renegotiating down from $135 during the pandemic and settling litigation between the parties. It is the largest acquisition in luxury goods.
The parent company of Tiffany & Co. is LVMH, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Tiffany & Co. American or French?
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Tiffany & Co. originated in the United States in 1837, but it is owned today by LVMH, which is headquartered in France. So Tiffany & Co. is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
When did LVMH buy Tiffany & Co.?
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LVMH completed its acquisition of Tiffany & Co. on 7 January 2021, after announcing the deal on 25 November 2019. The deal was valued at $15.8 billion.
Who owned Tiffany & Co. before LVMH?
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Before LVMH, Tiffany & Co. was owned by Tiffany & Co. (company) from 1837 until 2021.
Is Tiffany & Co. still owned by LVMH?
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Yes. As of 25 September 2026, Tiffany & Co. is still owned by LVMH. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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