Delfin: Italy's serpentine succession drama
30-08-2026 09:00 via moneyweek.com

Delfin: Italy's serpentine succession drama

The squabbling heirs running Delfin, one of Italy's biggest companies, have “trumped” the television series Succession, says The Times, proving that “truth can be stranger than fiction”.
The hit TV drama featured four siblings vying for control of their family empire. At Delfin – the €55 billion holding company behind Ray-Ban's owner EssilorLuxottica – there are eight heirs battling it out. And there's more at stake than fancy eyewear.Delfin is a big fina
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