Vincent Bolloré

Vincent Bolloré ( born April 1, 1952 in Boulogne- Billancourt ) is a French businessman, industrialist and corporate raider.

Biography

Vincent Bolloré comes from a wealthy Breton family. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Paris- Nanterre. His professional career began then as a trainee at the investment bank Edmond Rothschild. Later he took over the management of the family owned conglomerate Bolloré. The Group is, inter alia, the fields of logistics (especially sea freight and Africa trade ), paper industry, advertising and petroleum industry operates.

The newspaper Die Welt described his activities as a corporate raider (so-called " grasshopper " ) once with the words: " the most dreaded investor in France", "is regarded as ruthless, as a master of uncertainty ". Vincent Bolloré was engaged inter alia in the French construction group Bouygues, where he was responsible for the replacement of CEOs before he repelled his participation at a profit. 2004 Bolloré climbed to the second largest French and world's sixth largest advertising agency Havas and was its largest shareholder. In 2005 he founded the television channel Direct 8 and acquired shares in the UK market research and media planning company Aegis Group, which now (as of July 2006) grew to 29%. In June 2006 he founded the Free Direct Soir newspaper.

In May 2007, the newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy fell for receiving bribes in the public criticism when he, at the invitation and privately financed by Vincent Bolloré, immediately after his election and before his inauguration, a private Bollorés at the expense of used and Malta Cruise on one of its luxury yachts, the Paloma, took. Sarkozy Bolloré: " I wish the French economy many as Vincent Bolloré. "

Vincent Bolloré is listed on the published in March 2013 list of the richest people in the world by Forbes Magazine at position 329, with an estimated fortune of 4 billion U.S. dollars. In 2013, Vincent Bolloré is the eighth richest Frenchman. He is married and has four children.