Mr. Arnault used equity swaps to stealthily build uphis initial stake in Hermès over the past several years, a move that caused theAMF to open an investigation last month into LVMH's move.

过去几年时间里，阿诺特一直利用股权互换合同悄悄增持爱马仕股份，此举导致金融市场监管局于上月对路易威登展开调查。