Vincent Bolloré

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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 Paris-Nanterre University . He then began his professional career as a trainee at the Edmond Rothschild investment bank . He later took over the management of the family-owned conglomerate Bolloré . The group is active in the fields of logistics (in particular sea ​​freight and Africa trade), paper industry , advertising and the mineral oil industry.

The newspaper Die Welt once described his activities as a corporate raider (so-called “ grasshopper ”) with the words: “The most feared investor in France” , “is considered unscrupulous, a master of uncertainty” . Vincent Bolloré was involved, among other things, in the French construction group Bouygues , where he arranged for the boss to be replaced before he sold his stake at a profit. In 2004, Bolloré joined the second largest French and sixth largest worldwide advertising agency Havas and became the largest shareholder. In 2005 he founded the television station Direct 8 and acquired shares in the British market research and media planning company Aegis Group , which has since grown to 29% (as of July 2006). In June 2006 he founded the free newspaper Direct Soir .

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In May 2007, the newly elected French President came Nicolas Sarkozy because of receiving bribes in the public criticism because he by Vincent Bolloré, immediately after his election and before taking office, a private Bollorés used at the invitation privately funded and expense and Malta - Cruise on one of his luxury yachts , the Paloma . Sarkozy on Bolloré: "I wish the French economy many like Vincent Bolloré."

Vincent Bolloré is on the published in March 2013 list of the richest people in the world of Forbes Magazine listed at position 329 with an estimated net worth of 4 billion US dollars . In 2013 Vincent Bolloré is the eighth richest French. He is married and has four kids.

literature

  • Nathalie Raulin, Renaud Lecadre: Vincent Bolloré: enquête sur un capitaliste au-dessus de tout soupçon . Paris: Denoël, 2000, ISBN 9782207249468
  • Pierre Caminade (Ed.): Bolloré: monopoles services compris: tentacules africains . Dossiers noirs de la politique africaine de la France; 15. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2000. ISBN 2-7384-9632-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Jump up ↑ Sarkozy's Billionaire Vacation . In: Der Spiegel . May 9, 2007 ( online [accessed September 25, 2007]).
  2. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/profile/vincent-bollore/
personal data
SURNAME Bolloré, Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French businessman, industrialist and corporate raider
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Boulogne-Billancourt