Billionaires
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Inside Sobha Group's ambitious plans: From Dubai to Mumbai and the US
PNC Menon's Sobha Group will soon foray into the US, after having emerged as the third largest real estate player in Dubai. In India, after three decades, it wants a slice of the high-value Mumbai pie
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Ultra-luxury real estate: Selling homes that last generations
India's richest are shelling out upwards of Rs 1 lakh per sq foot for ultra luxury homes that they will hopefully retain for generations. Here's how the developers play the game to keep them exclusive
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How Lithuania's Vinted cracked the luxury clothing resale code
Investors have blown billions of dollars on loss-making luxury clothing resale firms. Now, an unlikely startup from Lithuania, finally cracked the code
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Notion: The AI app vying to break Microsoft and Google's workplace dominance
Notion co-founder Ivan Zhao captivated investors and consumers with a sleek— and profitable— productivity app that went so viral its servers crashed. Now the $10 billion startup's CEO sees a rare opening to break Microsoft and Google's workplace dominance by going all-in on AI
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Meet Larry Connor, the thrill-seeking luxury real estate billionaire giving Blackstone, Brookfield a run for their money
Thrill-seeking billionaire Larry Connor made a fortune in luxury apartments by obsessing over the smallest transaction. His strategy has paid off for years, but now that the market has shifted, how close to the edge is he willing to go?
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Justin Ishbia: The mom and pop mogul
Billionaire Justin Ishbia has built one of America's most successful private equity firms by focusing on small businesses across the country. He has bought more than 1,000 main street shops, enriched his investors and never lost a dime—but his younger brother, Mat, is still nearly twice as rich
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How Todd Boehly uses Warren Buffet's playbook to build his sports and entertainment empire
Todd Boehly has used the cash generated from his boring—but dependable—annuities business to build an international multibillion-dollar sports and entertainment empire that includes the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC and the Golden Globes. The returns have been dazzling
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Long-term wealth creation calls for long-term investments: Ravi Pandit
With over Rs1,500 crore revenues and big-ticket clients like BMW, Honda, Ford and General Motors, Ravi Pandit, the chairman of global automotive software solutions provider KPIT Technologies, has debuted on the world billionaires' list
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How Joy Alukkas became India's richest jeweller
Joy Alukkas is a jewellery retailer with over 100 outlets in India and 60 overseas and a net worth of $4.4 billion. The 712th richest person in the world has been a massive beneficiary of the Indian love affair with gold. But none of it came on a platter
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Crypto's billion-dollar zombies
With bitcoin soaring once again, blockchains are suddenly much more valuable. More than 50 of them are now worth over $1 billion—despite many having few users
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ACE: Riding high with India's infrastructure story
Action Construction Equipment has been a key beneficiary of the country's rapid infrastructure buildout