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Name
Bernard Arnault
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Net worth
💰 $203.9B
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Born
March 5, 1949 (age 75) |
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Education
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Source
LVMH
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Industry
Consumer
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Arnault apparently wooed his wife, Helene Mercier, a concert pianist, by playing Chopin and other classical composers on the piano. Arnault and LVMH own a 40% stake in private equity firm L Catterton, which has $30 billion in assets, including investments in Birkenstock and Equinox.
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Name
Mukesh Ambani
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Net worth
💰 $114.4B
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Born
April 19, 1957 (age 67) |
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Education
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Source
Diversified
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Industry
Energy
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During the Covid-19 lockdown, Ambani raised more than $20 billion selling a third of Jio to a string of investors, such as Facebook and Google. Reliance owns Network18, a licensee of Forbes Media. Ambani's U.S. educated daughter Isha's marriage to fellow billionaire Ajay Piramal's son in December 2018 drew 10,000 guests, including Hillary Clinton. Reliance Industries bought the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York for $98 million.