The editorial staff of L’Express wins the Cafeyn Awards 2024 Readers’ Prize for the investigation carried out by Emilie Lanez, Senior reporter Investigations and stories, and Béatrice Mathieu, Senior economics reporter: Hermès: betrayal, influence… Investigation into the “evaporated” billions of the heir.
Published in March 2024, this story explores the mysteries of a unique family saga. Between games of influence, rivalries and heritage issues, Nicolas Puech, discreet heir to the illustrious house of Hermès, appears as a central figure in a story with multiple ramifications. This journalistic investigation sheds light on the fractures of an emblematic dynasty and questions the mechanisms of power and management of great French fortunes.
This award is added to a series of distinctions which testify to the editorial standards of L’Express. Winner of the 2022 Cafeyn Awards for Best Front Page for “Democracy must conquer” and the 2023 Prize for Political Article of the Year with “Succession à la française”, the rigorous coverage of L’Express is once again praised by profession.
This investigation was also the subject of a La Loupe podcast, to be found below: