Hermès Billionaire Decides To Leave His Fortune To Former Gardener

One of the descendants of the Hermès luxury handbag empire decided to leave half of his €12 billion (£10.3 billion) fortune to his unnamed former gardener. Nicolas Puech, 80, is unmarried and has no children. He decided to adopt his 51-year-old gardener by designating him as his rightful heir. Puech is the fifth-generation descendant of … Read more

Hermès Heir Wants to Give Half His $12 Billion Fortune to His Gardener

It’s Succession meets Knives Out—only this Hollywood-like plot is real. Nicolas Puech, 80, the estranged Hermès heir, announced a bold plan to adopt his 51-year-old former gardener and handyman to bequeath him his $11 billion fortune. Puech is the grandson of the founder of the fashion giant and owns 5.7% of the company. According to … Read more