Louis Dreyfus Commodities

FB Roundup: Comcast, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, and Versace

September 27, 2018

Comcast takes stake in Sky, Louis Dreyfus Commodities sees shock leadership changes, and Versace family sells to Michael Kors.

Comcast wins bid for Murdoch empire’s prize asset
Second-generation media giant Comcast has won the battle to acquire the Murdoch family’s satellite broadcaster Sky with 21stCentury Fox (21CF) also agreeing to sell its remaining stake to Comcast.

The Roberts family own 33% of Comcast’s voting stock, and 1% of its common stock, while 21stCentury Fox (21CF) is controlled by the Murdoch family, who own 39% of the voting stock and 17% of the equity.

Louis Dreyfus Commodities hunt for new CEO to drive corporate overhaul

April 28, 2014

French family-controlled conglomerate Louis Dreyfus Commodities is on the hunt for a new chief executive after its current head announced he was stepping aside after just one year.

French family-controlled conglomerate Louis Dreyfus Commodities is on the hunt for a new chief executive after its current head announced he was stepping aside after just one year.

Ciro Echesortu's appointment to the chief executive role was only ever intended to be a short-term arrangement, but Louis Dreyfus never announced just how short his tenure would be. Echesortu will leave his role on 1 June.

Louis-Dreyfus wants family trust to increase stake in commodities firm

October 28, 2013

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the controlling shareholder and chair of the eponymous Dutch family firm founded in 1851, has said she plans to increase her family trust’s stake in the company, buying out family members not part of the trust.

In an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung am Sonntag, Louis-Dreyfus said she was prepared to buy as many shares in Louis Dreyfus Commodities as possible, beginning immediately.