James Packer

James Packer (born September 8, 1967 ) is an Australian entrepreneur and multi-billionaire. According to Forbes , Packer is one of the 10 richest Australians with a fortune of 3.5 billion US dollars (2018).

Life

James Packer is the grandson of the media entrepreneur Sir Frank Packer (1906-1974) and the only son of the media entrepreneur Kerry Packer , who was considered the wealthiest man in Australia until 2005. From there he took over the management of the casino operation Crown Limited , one of the largest gaming and entertainment companies in Australia. Packer also served on the management board of Publishing and Broadcasting and Consolidated Media , in which he holds significant shares.

In 2000 James Packer invested in the Australian telecommunications company "One.Tel" and "Open Telecommunications". In addition to the Packer and Murdoch families , there were also smaller investors. James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch, both heirs to great Australian fortunes, served on the board as non-executive directors. "One.Tel" went bankrupt in July 2001.

In 2017, the Israeli interior minister confirmed that Packer was seeking a residence permit and citizenship of Israel , which would mean significant tax advantages for Packer. In 2018, the Israeli police investigated on suspicion of illegal donations to packers and Hollywood - producer and former Israeli secret agent Arnon Milchan , as this Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu several hundred thousand years gifts worth NIS had come.

Packer inherited the mega yacht Arctic from his father . He was married to the model Erica Baxter from 2007 and has three children with her. In 2013 the couple separated. In 2016 he ended his engagement to pop singer Mariah Carey just weeks before the wedding, was admitted to McLean Hospital's mental health facility in Boston with "mental problems" and withdrew from all of his obligations.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James Packer . Forbes . Retrieved December 4, 2018.
2. ↑ James Packer's Long, Strange Ride from Scientology to Mariah Carey
3. ↑ Focus: News Corp wants to take over Consolidated Media - major shareholder Packer for it
4. ^ Sorry James and Lachlan, Network Ten is One, Tel Mark II
5. ^ The strange affair of James Packer and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
6. ↑ Israel's police recommend charges against Netanyahu . The world . February 13, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
7. ^ How James Packer's gifts helped land the Israeli PM in hot water
8. ↑ James Packer called 'first non-Jewish Zionist' but office denies he is Israeli citizen
9. ^ The Australian: James Packer splits with wife Erica after six years of marriage
10. ↑ Mariah Carey's billionaire ex James Packer admitted to a psychiatric hospital
11. ↑ James Packer checks in to exclusive $ 5000-a-night mental health facility