Michael Bloomberg vs. Bernard Arnault & family
Who will win?
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Name Michael Bloomberg |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $104.7B |
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Born February 14, 1942 (age 82) |
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Education |
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Source Bloomberg LP |
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Industry Technology |
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In 2018, Bloomberg pledged $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University, his undergraduate alma mater, adding $1.5 billion he had already given the school. As a teenager, Bloomberg worked at an electronics company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Name Bernard Arnault |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $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.