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Foreplay is not their thing

Posted by Robin on 16 May 2015 4 Comments

But both Malle and Le Labo are well aware of the dangers, having rejected other offers. Malle describes it as a flattering, often amusing process. “You have fund managers and bankers coming to see you all the time, wanting to buy you out,” he says. “And foreplay is not their thing. You’re sitting having a nice breakfast with them, and suddenly they’re talking about merging your company and telling you what you’re doing wrong.”

— Fabrice Penot (of Le Labo) and Frédéric Malle talk about selling their respective brands. Read more at Boutique perfume: on the scent of a deal at Financial Times.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: frederic malle, le labo

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  1. CobraRose says:
    16 May 2015 at 10:26 pm

    Oddly enough, Financial Times wants me to pay money to see the article.

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    • Robin says:
      17 May 2015 at 3:25 pm

      Oh, so sorry. Try doing a search on a piece of the quote…often these newspapers will let you see things for free when you’re coming in off a search or off news (so the other option is to search the google news for Frederic Malle).

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      • CobraRose says:
        17 May 2015 at 5:57 pm

        Thanks! They demanded I answer one question before granting access to the page–Have I tried cutting back on coffee in the past 6 months? I was never a coffee-drinker to begin with, so…

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        • Robin says:
          17 May 2015 at 6:09 pm

          Good, glad it worked.

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