Kering in Talks With Qatar to Sell Milan Property, Corriere Says
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Kering SA is holding advanced talks with Qatar's royal family to sell a Milan luxury property, Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera said.
Kering may sell a majority stake in the company that owns the building it bought in 2024 for €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion), the newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
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