Kering owns the luxury fashion houses Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga.
Kering is a French luxury-goods group headquartered in Paris. Its portfolio has included major fashion, leather-goods, jewelry, and eyewear brands. Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga are among its best-known houses, although the group has bought and sold brands over time as it reshaped its portfolio.
The company began as Pinault S.A., a timber and building-materials business founded by François Pinault in 1963. It later expanded into retail and luxury goods, changed its name to PPR, and adopted the name Kering in 2013. The name was chosen to suggest care and to echo the Breton word for home.
Kering is frequently confused with LVMH, another large French luxury group. LVMH owns brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany & Co.; Gucci belongs to Kering. Brand ownership can change, so the corporate group is the key fact behind this question.