EXCLUSIVE: LVMH signed a secret 2002 pact to buy Hermès heir’s shares. Now he says his fortune is missing ↧ ↧ EXCLUSIVE: LVMH signed a secret 2002 pact to buy Hermès heir’s s... In a June court filing, luxury-goods giant LVMH LVMH.PA forcefully denied it had ever tried to acquire shares in rival Hermès HRMS.PA from that company’s founding-family heir Nicolas Puech, who alleges he was fleeced of his 6% stake – now worth billions – through schemes involving his late wealth manager.