Bernard Arnault, one of the world’s richest men, is after UK investment firm True Potential

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter

Published: 21:52 BST, 18 June 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 18 June 2021

One of the world’s richest men is after UK investment firm True Potential. 

Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, has bid through the blank-cheque company Pegasus Europe, which is also backed by former Unicredit boss Jean Pierre Mustier. 

Blank-cheque vehicles are shell firms which list on the stock exchange to buy an existing business. 

Making headlines: Bernard Arnault (pictured) is the chief executive of Louis Vuitton owner LVMH

Making headlines: Bernard Arnault (pictured) is the chief executive of Louis Vuitton owner LVMH

Pegasus’s bid for True Potential could see it valued at as much as £2.5billion. 

Other parties interested include private equity firms Cinven and Hellman & Friedman. True Potential uses online technology to offer wealth management and advisory services to savers.  

It also has a site that helps advisers keep track of clients’ accounts, and offers pension auto-enrolment services to employers. 

Founded in 2007 by David Harrison – whose stake is likely to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds – the firm is owned by its partners and private equity firm FTV Capital.

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