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Shashi & Ravi Ruia REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 4/20/17 $5.5 B Mumbai brothers Shashi & Ravi Ruia, who control the $27 billion (revenue) Essar Group, a steel-to-shipping conglomerate, inked a long-pending deal to sell their Essar Oil and a port to Russian oil-producer Rosneft at an enterprise value of close to $13 billion. The sale is awaiting

Lin Yu-Lin (Chinese: 林堉璘; born 1935) is a Taiwanese billionaire real estate developer, brother of fellow billionaire and politician Lin Rong-San. Early life Lin Yu-Lin was born in 1935. Career Lin Yu-Lin is a real estate mogul, owner of the commercial property Hung Tai Center, and a major investor in the construction companies Hung Sheng Construction, Cooperative Construction and Hung

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Born Ralph Lifshitz October 14, 1939 (age 77) The Bronx, New York Nationality American Education Baruch College Net worth US$6 billion (March 2016) Board member of Polo Ralph Lauren Club Monaco Spouse(s) Ricky Ann Low-Beer (m. 1964) Children 3, including Dylan and David Lauren Ralph Lauren (i/ˈrælf ˈlɔːrən/; born Ralph Lifshitz; October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist,

Bruce Stanley Kovner (born 1945) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is Chairman of CAM Capital, which he established in January 2012 to manage his investment, trading and business activities. From 1983 through 2011, Kovner was Founder and Chairman of Caxton Associates, LP, a diversified trading company. Kovner serves as Chairman of the Board of The

Antonia Ax:son Johnson Born September 6, 1943 (age 73) New York City, USA Occupation Axel Johnson Heiress Net worth US$7.7 billion (2013) Parent(s) Axel Ax:son Johnson (junior) Antonia de Souza Website Business website Antonia Margaret Ax:son Johnson (Swedish: [anˈtoːnɪa ˈakːsəlˈsɔn ˈjuːnˈsɔn]; born 1943) is the fourth-generation head of the family company Axel Johnson AB, founded by her great-grandfather in 1873. In 1982 she

Leon David Black (born 1951) is an American businessman. He specializes in leveraged buyouts and private equity. He founded the private equity firm Apollo Global Management in 1990. Early life and education Black is a son of Eli M. Black (1921–1975), a prominent Jewish businessman who emigrated from Poland and was best known for owning the United Brands Company. His

Christoffel F. Hendrik Wiese (born 10 September 1941) is a South African businessman. His source of wealth is consumer retail. Early life Wiese studied at Paarl Boys’ High School in the Western Cape region of South Africa. Wiese attended Stellenbosch University, from where he received BA and LLB degrees. Career After university, Wiese practised law at the Cape Bar for some years

Stef Wertheimer Stef Wertheimer Born 16 July 1926 (age 90) Kippenheim, Germany Occupation Honorary Chairman, IMC Net worth US$ 5.6 billion (2015) Stefan “Stef” Wertheimer (Hebrew: סטף ורטהיימר‎‎, born 16 July 1926) is a German-born Israeli industrialist, investor, philanthropist and former politician. He is a former Member of the Knesset, and is well known for founding industrial parks in Israel and neighboring countries. The

Nassef Onsi Sawiris (born in 1961) is an Egyptian billionaire businessman, the youngest of Onsi Sawiris’ three sons (his brothers are Naguib and Samih). As of September 2016, his net worth was estimated to be $5.3 billion, and the sixth richest African in 2017, according to Forbes. Early life Nassef Sawiris received his secondary education in the German International School of

Emanuele (Lino) Saputo & family Chairman, Saputo REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 4/20/17 $5.4 B Emanuele (Lino) Saputo, who has chaired the eponymous family dairy company since 1969, announced that he will retire at age 80 in August 2017. His son, Lino Jr., who has served as president and CEO since 2004, will succeed him. The elder Saputo’s