It has been a good week for top European family businesses, as the continent’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, and leading French luxury conglomerates LVMH and PPR reported significant revenue growth for the first half of 2012.
LVMH, controlled by Bernard Arnault and his family, announced on 26 July half-yearly revenues of €13 billion, up 26% from €10.29 billion in the first six months of last year.