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Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family

L'Oréal
Net worth
$94B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
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Companies

L'Oréal S.A. (largest shareholder via Téthys SAS and Financière L'Arcouest SAS; family holds seat through Téthys and Jean-Victor Meyers is vice-chairman after 2025 AGM)OR · Euronext Paris · Largest shareholder · 34.76% · as of Mar 2025
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Ticker
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Exchange
Euronext Paris
Role
Largest shareholder; FBM stepped down from board at 2025 AGM, seat transferred to Téthys (represented by Alexandre Benais)
Stake
34.76% of share capital (family incl. Téthys and Financière L'Arcouest)
Stake as of
2025-03-24
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Téthys SAS (family holding company; FBM chair, Jean-Pierre Meyers CEO)Chair
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Stakes

Septeo SAS (French legal/real-estate software) — about 13% stake in deal valuing company at over €3B~13% · as of Nov 2024
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The Row (Olsen sisters' fashion label) — minority stake alongside Mousse Partners at ~$1B valuationminority · as of Sep 2024
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Sézane (French digital fashion retailer)minority (2022) · as of 2022
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Galileo Global Education (private higher education)stake (increased; % not… · as of Nov 2024
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Stake
stake (increased; % not confirmed by top-tier source)
Stake as of
2024-11
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April Santé Prévoyance (insurance) — minority stake (2023)minority · as of 2023
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Elsan (French private hospital operator)
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Sebia (in-vitro diagnostics)
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HTL Biotechnology; M2i (agri-biocontrol) — portfolio companies
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Investment vehicles

Téthys SASholding co
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Type
holding co
Notes
Family holding company that holds the L'Oréal stake; based in Neuilly-sur-Seine area per profiles; FBM chair, Jean-Pierre Meyers CEO
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Téthys Invest SASfamily office
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Type
family office
Notes
Investment arm created 2016; minority stakes in ~10+ mostly French private companies (health, education, fashion, insurance, software). Alexandre Benais is deputy CEO.
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Financière L'Arcouest SASholding co
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Type
holding co
Notes
Family entity counted in the family's L'Oréal holding per L'Oréal disclosures
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Private deals

Téthys Invest agreed to buy ~13% of Septeo SAS at a >€3B valuationNov 2024
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Téthys Invest took minority stake in The Row at ~$1B valuation (with Mousse Partners, Imaginary Ventures, Saint…Sep 2024
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Téthys Invest took minority stake in The Row at ~$1B valuation (with Mousse Partners, Imaginary Ventures, Saint Dominique Capital)
Date
2024-09-12
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L'Oréal (family-controlled) completed €4B acquisition of Kering Beauté incl. House of Creed plus 50-year Bottega…Mar 2026
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L'Oréal (family-controlled) completed €4B acquisition of Kering Beauté incl. House of Creed plus 50-year Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga beauty licences
Date
2026-03-31
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Legal & regulatory

Family agreed to refrain from exercising voting rights above 33.33% of L'Oréal voting rights until the 2025 AGM…
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Family agreed to refrain from exercising voting rights above 33.33% of L'Oréal voting rights until the 2025 AGM (governance undertaking disclosed by L'Oréal)
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Giving

Fondation Bettencourt Schueller (FBM is president; life sciences, arts, solidarity; public-utility foundation)
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Research gaps: No reputable real-estate reporting found for 2021-2026. Stake %s for most Téthys Invest holdings not disclosed; Galileo 20% figure only from low-tier site, so omitted. L'Oréal URD ownership page did not render fully via fetch (percentages taken from Forbes / search snippet of URD). No EDGAR presence expected (French entities); no SEC CIKs. Latest 2025 URD ownership figure not re-verified. Foundation has no US EIN.

What to watch

L'Oréal sales at 30 Sep 2026 (Q3) release after marketOct 22, 2026
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Integration of Kering Beauté/Creed; Gucci beauty licence moves to L'Oréal only when Coty's licence expires
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L'Oréal–Kering wellness/longevity joint venture developments
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New Téthys Invest minority deals in French private companies (pace of deals rose ~26% in 2024)
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Any change to Nestlé's ~20% L'Oréal stake (second-largest holder) affecting family control
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