Interparfums, Inc.
A maker of prestige perfumes, Interparfums creates, produces and distributes fragrances under licensed names like Montblanc, Jimmy Choo, Coach and Lacoste, handling everything from development to packaging to worldwide sales for the fashion houses behind them. The company was founded in 1982 by Jean Madar and Philippe Bénacin, who named their first venture Jean Philippe Fragrances by blending their first names; it took the Interparfums name in 1999. That early name is a fun relic — today the two founders' joined first names survive only in the firm's original perfume brand.