By Anthony Shevlin 
 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (MC.FR) said Friday that it has reached an agreement to buy hotel operator Belmond Ltd. (BEL).

The French luxury-goods company said that it will pay $25 for each class-A share in Belmond, representing an equity value of $2.6 billion and an enterprise value of $3.2 billion.

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019, LVMH said.

The Wall Street Journal late on Thursday had reported that LVMH was close to securing a deal to buy the London-based business.

 

Write to Anthony Shevlin at anthony.shevlin@dowjones.com; @anthony_shevlin

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 14, 2018 02:40 ET (07:40 GMT)

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