Earlier this month LVMH, a Parisian luxury-goods giant, made off with Bulgari, a Roman jeweller; and French firms have recently had an Italian insurer and power company in their sights.

本月早些时候，巴黎奢侈品巨头—路易·威登集团拐跑了罗马珠宝品牌宝格丽，各个法国公司最近瞄上了一个意大利承保人加强大公司。