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EMINENCE Yacht – World-class $90M Superyacht

EMINENCE yacht is a 79-meter charter yacht built in 2008 and was refitted recently in 2018. She can accommodate 12 guests by using her spacious eight cabins and can be attended to by up to 24 qualified crew members.

She can cruise at speeds of 14 knots.

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Designing the interior of the fantastic EMINENCE yacht is Reymond Langton Design , a design studio renowned for its luxurious designs inside super expensive superyachts.

Based in London, they started their operations back in 2001, founded by Pascale Reymond and Andrew Langton.

They are internationally known for their design capabilities and have been involved in several superyacht interior designs, such as the Aviva yacht, a 68-meter superyacht.

Another is the Titan yacht, built back in 2010 at Abeking & Rasmussen is a 78-meter superyacht made out of an aluminum superstructure and a steel hull.

Inside the EMINENCE yacht is a plethora of amenities. Guests can spend their holiday time aboard the superyacht’s movie theatre, sauna room, spa room, total gym, exercise equipment, swimming pool, tender garage, and underwater lights.

She also has full air-conditioning, wifi, and anchor stabilizers to keep guests steady in the harsh seas. She also offers vast deck areas and a stunning dining area.

She can easily accommodate many guests at a time. She can welcome up to 12 guests by utilizing her spacious cabin rooms with a specification of 1 mater, two VIPs, and four doubles. Up to 24 qualified crew members can also host these guests.

Specifications

EMINENCE yacht is built with an aluminum superstructure and a steel hull. She has a length of 257 feet or 78.44 meters, a beam of 40.8 feet or 12.4 meters, and a draft of 10.6 feet or 3.2 meters.

Powering this 2,054 monster are Caterpillar engines, enabling this 90 million dollar superyacht to cruise at speeds of 14 knots, and can go up to a top speed of 16 knots.

She can carry up to 35,000 liters of fresh water, and her massive fuel tanks that can carry 160,000 liters enable her to cover up to 6,000 nautical miles.

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Eminence is a custom motor yacht launched in 2008 by Abeking & Rasmussen in Lemwerder, Germany.

Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) is an esteemed German shipyard with a global reputation for highest quality custom made motor yachts from 45 to 125 metres.

Eminence measures 78.43 metres in length, with a max draft of 3.20 metres and a beam of 12.40 metres. She has a gross tonnage of 2,054 tonnes. She has a deck material of teak.

Eminence has a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.

Eminence also features naval architecture by Abeking & Rasmussen.

Performance and Capabilities

Eminence has a top speed of 16.00 knots and a cruising speed of 14.00 knots. She is powered by a twin screw propulsion system.

Eminence has a fuel capacity of 160,000 litres, and a water capacity of 35,000 litres.

She also has a range of 6,000 nautical miles.

Accommodation

Eminence accommodates up to 14 guests in 7 cabins. She also houses room for up to 19 crew members.

Other Specifications

Eminence is MCA compliant, her hull NB is 6478.

Eminence is a LR class yacht. She flies the flag of the Cayman Islands.

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EMINENCE welcomes up to 12 guests in 8, beautifully appointed staterooms.The upper deck master suite offers breathtaking 180-degree views, private deck, study and stunning his and hers onyx clad bathrooms. Two VIP staterooms and five equally spacious and luxurious guest staterooms are found on the main and lower decks.

The main salon offers ample seating in a serene setting, while her dining salon and sky lounge offer the chance for guests to engage. Her five decks encompass a full movie theatre, spa with sauna and massage room, fully equipped gym, and beach club. There are also numerous outdoor spaces to enjoy gourmet meals and cocktails while taking in the picturesque scenery. A central elevator runs from the lower deck up to the expansive sun deck with Jacuzzi, bar, and sunbathing areas. A professional crew of 24 are on hand to launch any of her 2 tenders or variety of toys. She also features Zero speed stabilizers to ensure ultimate comfort at anchor.

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EMINENCE stands as a true embodiment of opulent luxury in the world of superyacht charters. This stunning 257’ (78.44m) motor yacht, crafted by Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard and designed by Reymond Langton, has been a beacon of elegance since her launch in 2008, further enhanced by a meticulous refit in 2018 that elevated her style and grandeur to preeminence.

Every facet of EMINENCE has been perfected to create an unforgettable experience for her guests. From her steel hull with an aluminum superstructure to her state-of-the-art stabilization system, onboard comfort is elevated to the highest degree. EMINENCE optimizes every inch of space, ensuring that guests enjoy the utmost advantage during their charter.

The yacht's amenities leave no desire unfulfilled. A purpose-designed cinema and fully equipped gym offer entertainment and wellness opportunities, while the massage room and sauna add a touch of indulgence. For those who seek to bask in the sun and sea, the spacious beach club provides the perfect setting.

Guest convenience is further accentuated by an elevator that effortlessly connects all five decks, allowing seamless movement and quick access between accommodations and the sundeck.

EMINENCE boasts an impressive range of dining options. Guests can choose to dine alfresco at leisure or gather for a formal occasion in the upper deck's circular dining room, where the Chef's culinary masterpieces take center stage. With its glass-walled design extending to the aft deck, this dining room offers a striking setting that can be enclosed or opened to suit any preference.

The yacht accommodates up to 12 guests in eight sumptuous suites. The master suite stands as a true marvel, featuring a beautifully finished ensuite with marble details, a Jacuzzi bath, and an expansive glass-walled shower. The remaining guest suites consist of two VIP staterooms and four doubles, each offering ensuite facilities and the same exceptional levels of luxury and fine furnishings found throughout the yacht.

EMINENCE’s sundeck invites guests to unwind with breathtaking elevated views, a central bar counter, and a plethora of inviting sofas and sunpads to relish the warmth of the sun.

Ideal for larger charter groups of family and friends, EMINENCE is attended by a crew of 24, ensuring that every need is attended to with the utmost care. Her versatile layout presents fantastic social spaces for entertaining and intimate corners for cherished family time, catering to diverse requirements seamlessly.

With a top speed of 16 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots, EMINENCE offers an impressive range of 6,000 nautical miles, making her an excellent choice for extended itineraries and limitless charter possibilities.

EMINENCE stands as a pinnacle of luxury, providing an unparalleled superyacht charter experience. Her meticulously crafted design, supreme comfort, and vast array of amenities promise an unforgettable voyage for those seeking to embark on a journey of elegance and sophistication on the high seas.

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Who Owns The Eminence Yacht?

The Eminence yacht, built by Abeking and Rasmussen in 2008, is the 10th-largest yacht in the world rankings for largest yachts. It was commissioned by American businessman Herb Chambers, who heads one of the largest car dealerships in the United States. The yacht was reportedly sold in the last few months of construction and launched by its new owner, US billionaire and media mogul Haim Saban. The Eminence yacht was expertly built by Abeking and Rasmussen in 2008 and is a luxury motor mega yacht with a length of 78.43 meters. The yacht’s interior and exterior design were done by Reymond Langton Design Ltd. The yacht features a beam of 78.4 meters and was designed by Andrew Langton of Reymond Langton Design. The yacht was listed for sale by Burgess and was introduced by Glynn Smith at Worth Avenue. The yacht’s owner, Alexander Khloponin, was Chairman of Norilsk Nickel and is now Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. The yacht’s owner is currently in the South of France during the Cannes Film Festival.

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July 1, 2014 Published in the Midsummer/Fall 2014 issue of Aspen Sojourner

Aspen’s billionaires came to their fortunes in many ways. They are tech wizards, oil and gas tycoons, real estate moguls, financiers, and producers of everyday stuff. Their collective net worth totals more than $335 billion, and the value of their real estate in the Aspen area is at least $750 million.

And many of them have grown substantially richer of late. Aspen’s wealthiest men and the world’s sixth richest, brothers Charles and David Koch, for example, are worth $6 billion more than they were a year ago—and a mind-boggling $17 billion more than in 2012. Each of their fortunes, at $41.6 billion, is greater than the GDP of more than half of the world’s countries.

While many fly well below the local radar, most of these billionaires do have an impact on Aspen, through their investments in luxury estates and their often-generous donations to local nonprofits.

On the other hand, the second-home industry and escalating property values have replaced once vibrant Aspen neighborhoods with blocks of large, lifeless houses; marred once-pristine landscapes; exacerbated traffic, congestion, and pollution; and driven many locals down or out of the valley.

Moneyed power is often blamed for Aspen’s growth struggles, and some locals feel that wealth culture has become the dominant culture in Aspen. But whether welcomed or shunned, at least fifty of the world’s überwealthy are indeed members of the Aspen community.

Here, then, are the Aspen 50: the fifty wealthiest people in the world with property in Pitkin County—and there are almost certainly more than those who appear on our list. All but three are on the 2014 Forbes World’s Billionaires list. Two are listed as billionaires by the Los Angeles Business Journal, but not by Forbes. And we’ve included the Crown family, owners of the Aspen Skiing Company and multiple local homes, who recently made Forbes’s inaugural list of America’s Richest Families.

Using those lists as a starting point, Aspen Journalism, an investigative journalism nonprofit that produced this story for Aspen Sojourner, then used public property records—and old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting—to verify the billionaires’ stakes in the Aspen community. (Links to public records are at aspenjournalism.com.)

Property values listed are from the county assessor’s most recent valuation period, which reflects the market as of June 30, 2012, and formed the basis for property tax bills for 2013 and 2014. The billionaires’ net worths, which Forbes now tracks daily, are listed as estimated by Forbes on June 9, 2014, and in May 2014 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. 

#1 Name: Charles Koch Net worth: $41.6 billion Age: 78 Primary residence: Wichita, Kansas Forbes 400 ranking: 4 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 6 Source of wealth: Diversified, including energy, agricultural materials, and pulp and paper Stake in Aspen: $5.9 million West End home Notes: Liz Koch, Charles Koch’s wife, described skiing with her husband as “flying down mountains, staring at the back of his head, feeling terrified,” according to a 2012 Wichita Eagle article. 

THE POWER TRIO: The Koch Brothers Although the Koch brothers are collectively known for their conservative politics, each has a somewhat different relationship to Aspen. Charles, who is CEO of Koch Industries, the second-largest private company in the country, with sales of $115 billion, was an avid skier until his knees gave out. David, who used to throw elaborate holiday parties at his Aspen home, is a trustee of the Aspen Institute, where a building bears his name. Bill is perhaps the most high profile locally. He has made headlines for being a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the city of Aspen over its desire to use Castle and Maroon Creek water for hydropower; for buying—and now trying to sell, for $90 million—the former Elk Mountain Lodge in the upper Castle Creek Valley, a 32,500-square-foot compound used for weddings and corporate events that he converted into a 15-bedroom single-family home; and for suing his interior designer for not properly decorating the home in a western theme. Perhaps Bill is retreating to his Paonia ranch, where he re-created an Old West town. But Aspen is not simply a vacation retreat for the Kochs. Charles and David, who hold twice-yearly meetings for like-minded, ultra-wealthy investors who are politically active in the brothers’ conservative agenda, hosted one such gathering at the St. Regis in 2010. Attendees included fellow Aspen billionaires Ken Griffin and Richard DeVos. 

#1 Name: David Koch Net worth: $41.6 billion Age: 74 Primary residence: New York City, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 4 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 6 Source of wealth: Diversified, including energy, agricultural materials, and pulp and paper Stake in Aspen: Two West End homes together worth $12.8 million Notes: Koch, with his brother Charles, has tried to reshape the political landscape of America by giving millions to conservative and libertarian causes and candidates through various business and political networks.

#3 Name: Jeff Bezos Net worth: $30.2 billion Age: 50 Primary residence: Seattle, Washington Forbes 400 ranking: 12 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 20 Source of wealth: Amazon.com Stake in Aspen: His parents’ $16.5 million home in Pitkin Green Notes: Bezos’s parents, Jackie and Miguel, own a 10,600-square-foot home where their close-knit family gathers. They also sponsor the Bezos Scholars Program at the Aspen Institute. 

#4 Name: Michael Dell Net worth: $18.5 billion Age: 49 Primary residence: Austin, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 25 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 46 Source of wealth: Dell, Inc. Stake in Aspen: His father’s $9.5 million Red Mountain home Notes: Dell, like Jeff Bezos, doesn’t actually own an Aspen home; his father does. But his local stake includes, through his MSD Capital investment firm, an interest in the Related Companies, which has extensive holdings in Snowmass Village. 

#5 Name: John Paulson Net worth: $13.5 billion Age: 58 Primary residence: New York City, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 36 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 84 Source of wealth: Hedge funds Stake in Aspen: $52.6 million Starwood estate Notes: Paulson vacationed in Aspen for 25 years before buying a home here, according to his spokesman, who added that Paulson plans to “reduce the scale of” the 56,000-square-foot main house on the Starwood estate he bought in 2012. 

#6 Name: Richard Kinder Net worth: $9.8 billion Age: 69 Primary residence: Houston, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 39 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 133 Source of wealth: Energy, pipelines Stake in Aspen: $10.8 million riverfront home in Woody Creek Notes: Kinder Morgan, which services the Roaring Fork Valley with natural gas, claims to be the fourth-largest North American energy company, with 82,000 miles of pipelines. Richard Kinder was once president of Enron, under the late Ken Lay, another prominent local homeowner. 

#7 Name: Roman Abramovich Net worth: $9.5 billion Age: 47 Primary residence: Moscow Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 139 Source of wealth: Steel, investments Stake in Aspen: Two Snowmass homes together worth $29.2 million Notes: The once-wealthiest man in Russia (now 14th) also has homes in London, St. Barts, Sardinia, France, and New York (a $75 million Fifth Avenue mansion), plus the world’s largest yacht, a Boeing 767, the Chelsea soccer team—and seven children. 

#8 Name: Hasso Plattner Net worth: $8.5 billion Age: 70 Primary residence: Heidelberg, Germany Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 162 Source of wealth: Software Stake in Aspen: Two homes on Red Mountain valued at $19.3 million Notes: Plattner is a sports enthusiast who, according to Forbes, likes to ski and snowboard. He’s also pledged to give away half his fortune to philanthropic causes. 

PURE CLASS: The Lauders Aspen has long been a retreat for the heirs of cosmetics queen Estée Lauder—a stylish and well-liked family that has been part of Aspen society and philanthropic circles since the 1970s. Son Leonard Lauder, 81, has owned a family compound in the West End for years. After Leonard’s wife, Evelyn, died in November 2012, the family made a substantial gift to Aspen Valley Hospital, where the new Evelyn H. Lauder Patient Care Pavilion, with sixteen private patient rooms, is named for her. (Evelyn’s photos of the Aspen area are also on display at the hospital.) Leonard’s son Gary, a venture capitalist who also owns a home here, co-created the Aspen Institute’s Socrates Society, and Gary’s wife, Laura, sits on the Aspen Institute board, a role formerly occupied by Leonard (who was recently made a lifetime trustee). Leonard’s niece Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer—a newcomer to the Forbes World’s Billionaires list—bought her own Aspen pad in 2009, a 5,500-square-foot home in Mountain Valley, where, according to Vogue, she likes to lounge about in Sorel boots and men’s flannel shirts. “We love to grab pastries from the most amazing place called Paradise Bakery,” she told the magazine in 2011.

#9 Name: Leonard Lauder Net worth: $8.4 billion Age: 81 Primary residence: New York City, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 56 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 164 Source of wealth: Estée Lauder Stake in Aspen: Four West End properties collectively worth $19.8 million Notes: Lauder, who last year donated his $1 billion Cubism collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also collects vintage skiing posters. In 2011, he lectured at the Aspen Institute (he is a trustee) on the art of the poster to launch his exhibit there.  

#10 Name: Richard DeVos Net worth: $7.3 billion Age: 88 Primary residence: Holland, Michigan Forbes 400 ranking: 60 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 188 Source of wealth: Amway/Alticor Stake in Aspen: Ski-in, ski-out home worth $4.4 million in Snowmass Village Notes: DeVos, who cofounded Amway in high school, and his wife, Helen, are donors to the Aspen Music Festival and School, as well as conservative think tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation. 

#11 Name: Crown family Net worth: $7.3 billion Age: N/A Primary residence: Chicago, Illinois Forbes 400 ranking: not currently ranked Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: not currently ranked Source of wealth: Inherited, investments Stake in Aspen: Aspen Skiing Company, multiple properties Notes: Besides the four Aspen/Snowmass ski areas, the Crown family’s investments include defense contractor General Dynamics, the New York Yankees, Chicago Bulls, and Rockefeller Center. 

ASPEN'S FIRST FAMILY: The Crowns Chicago’s Lester Crown fell off Forbes’s rich lists because he spread his wealth among his seven children. Yet the Crown family recently made Forbes’s inaugural list of America’s Richest Families, placing 35th with a fortune of $7.3 billion. The owners of the Aspen Skiing Company have a huge local impact—employing 3,600 people at the height of the ski season, running the Little Nell and Limelight hotels, and providing support to many nonprofits. Henry Crown (1886–1990), Lester’s father and the son of a sweatshop worker, built the family fortune with a sand and gravel company and is the namesake of the Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship, a leadership-building program. Several Crown family members own homes in the Aspen area, including Lester and his wife, Renee, Jim (Aspen SkiCo managing partner and Aspen Institute vice chairman), his wife, Paula, and Steve and Susan. But their politics sometimes differ sharply. Lester was an early Obama supporter, and Jim and Paula were big fundraisers for the presidential candidate in 2008 and have also hosted Michelle Obama at their slopeside Buttermilk home. Susan Crown, on the other hand, supported Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential bid, heading up his Illinois finance committee.

#12 Name: Graeme Hart Net worth: $7 billion Age: 58 Primary residence: Auckland, New Zealand Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 197 Source of wealth: Packaging (including Reynolds Wrap) Stake in Aspen: McLain Flats mansion worth $16.4 million Notes: The richest New Zealander, who dropped out of school at 16 and once drove a tow truck, “snaffled” (got a great deal on) his Aspen home, according to New Zealand’s National Business Review. He bought it in February 2011 for $16 million; it was once listed for $32 million. 

#13 Name: Jeffery Hildebrand Net worth: $6.3 billion Age: 55 Primary residence: Houston, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 77 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 233 Source of wealth: Oil and gas Stake in Aspen: Multiple properties in downtown Aspen and Old Snowmass collectively worth $20.6 million Notes: Hildebrand built a polo field on his Snowmass Creek estate, telling Pitkin County it was a just very level hay field. He bought the late John Denver’s Windstar property for $8.5 million in 2013, which some Denver fans saw as the final nail in the coffin for the environment-loving crooner’s legacy.  

#14   Name:   Leslie Wexner Net worth: $5.8 billion Age: 76 Primary residence: New Albany, Ohio Forbes 400 ranking: 73 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 256 Source of wealth: Retail (including Victoria’s Secret) Stake in Aspen: $28.5 million Red Mountain estate Notes: The “bra billionaire” stirred up heated debate around a federal land swap to privatize land around his 3,900-acre estate near Mount Sopris in exchange for making public other holdings that have recreational value. The BLM approved the deal in June.

#15 Name: Stanley Kroenke Net worth: $5.7 billion Age: 66 Primary residence: Columbia, Missouri Forbes 400 ranking: 84 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 265 Source of wealth: Sports, real estate Stake in Aspen: Adjoining Red Mountain properties, an Aspen Mountain townhome, and a commercial building on Galena Street—total value of $28.7 million Notes: Kroenke, who made the most expensive Aspen real estate purchase of 2011, got rich partially by developing shopping centers anchored by Walmarts—after marrying Walmart heiress Ann Walton. He’s also America’s eighth-largest private landowner, according to Forbes.  

DIGITAL BILLIONAIRES Aspen has been home to some big moments in digital history, including Bill Joy (who is noticeably absent from Forbes’s rich lists) working on the Java programming language in Aspen and talking about it in the gondola with John Doerr, a venture capitalist investor in internet companies who also has a home here. One of Joy’s partners at Sun Microsystems, Andreas von Bechtolsheim, bought Joy’s home on Red Mountain in 1999. Also on Red Mountain is Germany’s Hasso Plattner, cofounder of the third-largest software company in the world, SAP.

#16 Name: Stephen Ross Net worth: $5.7 billion Age: 74 Primary residence: New York City, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 94 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 267 Source of wealth: Real estate Stake in Aspen: Base Village and other Snowmass properties Notes: Ross, founder and head of New York’s Related Companies, got his start as a tax attorney. His knowledge of tax law helped him build his fortune by developing federally subsidized affordable housing.  

#17 Name: Ken Griffin Net worth: $5.2 billion Age: 45 Primary residence: Chicago, Illinois Forbes 400 ranking: 103 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 295 Source of wealth: Citadel hedge funds Stake in Aspen: Home at base of Tiehack worth $8.5 million Notes: Griffin, who gets invited to the Crown family’s Aspen parties, is politically fickle. In 2008, he raised an estimated $200,000 for Obama’s presidential campaign; four years later, he backed a Karl Rove super PAC.

THE DEVELOPERS While Stephen Ross doesn’t appear to have any personal holdings here, his $15 billion Related Companies, which most notably developed the Time Warner Center, came to town in 2007 to develop Base Village and other Snowmass Village properties. Just as Related lost control of Base Village through foreclosure during the economic downtown, Ross became 95 percent owner of the Miami Dolphins in 2009 in a $1.1 billion deal. A subsidiary of Related bought back Base Village in 2012 and is expected to soon begin the land-use process to determine how to complete it. Other billionaires with Aspen ties who made it rich through real estate include John Sobrato, Mortimer Zuckerman, Herbert Simon, and Neil Bluhm.

#18 Name: Ann Walton Kroenke Net worth: $5 billion Age: 65 Primary residence: Columbia, Missouri Forbes 400 ranking: 95 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 307 Source of wealth: Walmart Stake in Aspen: Four properties worth $28.7 million (see Stanley Kroenke, no. 15) Notes: In a perfect billionaire love story, Ann Walton met her husband, Stan Kroenke, on a ski trip to Aspen. Sometimes she’s worth more than he is; currently, Ann’s net worth is $700 million less.  

#19 Name: Bruce Halle Net worth: $4.9 billion Age: 84 Primary residence: Paradise Valley, Arizona Forbes 400 ranking: 103 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 315 Source of wealth: Discount Tire Stake in Aspen: 600-acre Wildcat ranch valued at $31.6 million Notes: Bruce and Diane Halle have supported local nonprofits, including the Aspen Institute (endowing the Halle Scholarship program with $400,000), the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and the now defunct Aspen Valley (Medical) Foundation. 

#20 Name: Daniel Ziff Net worth: $4.8 billion Age: 42 Primary residence: New York City, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 98 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 330 Source of wealth: Investments, inheritance (Ziff-Davis publishing) Stake in Aspen: A $44 million collection of local property, including four homes in Starwood Notes: Daniel is the youngest of the three Ziff brothers, heirs of a family publishing empire and investors with ties to fellow Aspen residents and hedge funders Daniel Och and Edward Lampert.

HEDGE FUNDERS As the hedge fund industry has grown, so has that sector’s stake in Aspen. One of the highest-profile of the lot, John Paulson is a former Bear Stearns executive who struck out on his own and became a billionaire by betting against the subprime mortgage sector in 2007. During the downturn, even as his net worth took a $3 billion hit, Paulson made a splash when he bought a $24.5 million house on McLain Flats—but then he doubled down and bought Prince Bandar’s massive estate for $49 million, making worldwide news. Others who have invested in Aspen have made less of a splash: Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, the Ziff brothers, Daniel Och, and Edward Lampert.

#20 Name: Dirk Ziff Net worth: $4.8 billion Age: 50 Primary residence: North Palm Beach, Florida Forbes 400 ranking: 98 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 330 Source of wealth: Investments, inheritance (Ziff-Davis publishing) Stake in Aspen: A $44 million collection of local property, including four homes in Starwood Notes: The eldest Ziff brother, Dirk is married to a former Forbes reporter. In striking out on his own (the brothers split up their hedge fund), he is reportedly backing a sports agency founded by Roger Federer.  

#20 Name: Robert Ziff Net worth: $4.8 billion Age: 47 Primary residence: New York City, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 98 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 330 Source of wealth: Investments, inheritance (Ziff-Davis publishing) Stake in Aspen: A $44 million collection of local property, including four homes in Starwood Notes: Robert Ziff, the middle brother, has contributed to Republican legislators supportive of gay marriage.  

#23 Name: John A. Sobrato Net worth: $4.7 billion Age: 75 Primary residence: Atherton, California Forbes 400 ranking: 110 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 336 Source of wealth: Real estate Stake in Aspen: Seven Timbers Club units worth $11.6 million Notes: Sobrato’s Silicon Valley real estate firm owns 7.5 million square feet of commercial space, with tenants including Apple and Yahoo.  The Sobrato family recently took the Giving Pledge—currently signed by more than 120 billionaires—promising to give most of their fortunes to charity.  

#24 Name: William Koch Net worth: $4 billion Age: 74 Primary residence: Palm Beach, Florida Forbes 400 ranking: 122 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 386 Source of wealth: Oil, investments Stake in Aspen: Four properties in upper Castle Creek Valley, including former Elk Mountain Lodge, worth $36.6 million Notes: David Koch’s less wealthy twin owns a coal mine near Paonia, two hours from Aspen, as well as an energy company that is a significant player in the region’s natural gas industry. While a major employer in Paonia, he has angered some there by proposing a federal land swap that locals claim will block access to public lands.

SPORTS TEAM OWNERS It’s only logical that the Sports Leadership Institute has held its Global Sports Summit in Aspen for the past four years, as several major sports franchise owners have homes here. Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, whose refusal to change the name of the team continues to stir up controversy, spends a lot of his summers in Aspen, as do his mother and sister, according to a 2006 Washingtonian magazine profile. Stanley Kroenke oversees a diverse sports empire—St. Louis Rams (football), Colorado Avalanche (hockey), Denver Nuggets (basketball), and Colorado Rapids (soccer), and is majority shareholder of the Arsenal Football Club (soccer) in England. Other Aspen-homeowning billionaire sports team owners/investors include Richard DeVos (Orlando Magic), Stephen Ross (Miami Dolphins), Herbert Simon (Indiana Pacers), Hasso Plattner (San Jose Sharks), Roman Abramovich (Chelsea Football Club), the Crown family (New York Yankees and Chicago Bulls), and Gustavo Cisneros (Leones del Caracas baseball team).

#25 Name: Gustavo Cisneros and family Net worth: $4 billion Age: 69 Primary residence: La Romana, Dominican Republic Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 402 Source of wealth: Media Stake in Aspen: $13.7 million compound at base of Shadow Mountain Notes: One of Latin America’s most powerful businessmen, Cisneros sold Univision—a small portion of his media and entertainment empire—to a private equity consortium led by Haim Saban, a fellow Aspen 50 homeowner (see no. 30), for $13.7 billion in 1997.  

#26 Name: Andreas Von Bechtolsheim Net worth: $4 billion Age: 58 Primary residence: Germany Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 406 Source of wealth: Google Stake in Aspen: Two homes on Red Mountain together worth $14.5 million Notes: An early Google investor whose shares are now worth $2 billion, von Bechtolsheim developed the SUN Workstation and cofounded Sun Microsystems with Bill Joy, whose Aspen home he bought in 1999.  

#27 Name: Daniel Och Net worth: $3.8 billion Age: 53 Primary residence: Scarsdale, New York Forbes 400 ranking: 157 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 435 Source of wealth: Hedge funds Stake in Aspen: $16 million home on lower Red Mountain Notes: The CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management, one of the world’s only publicly traded hedge fund firms, with assets of over $41 billion, got his start at Goldman Sachs with fellow Aspen homeowner Edward Lampert, then struck out on his own with a reported $100 million in seed money from the Ziff brothers (see nos. 20).  

#28 Name: J. Christopher Reyes Net worth: $3.8 billion Age: 60 Primary residence: Lake Forest, Illinois Forbes 400 ranking: 134 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 439 Source of wealth: Food and beer distribution Stake in Aspen: $21.6 million home near Buttermilk Notes: Reyes’s $22 billion distribution company moves more beer than any other distributor in the country. A Chicagoan, he attended Lester Crown’s Fourth of July party on Aspen Mountain last year.  

#29 Name: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Net worth: $3.5 billion Age: Both over 70 Primary residence: Beverly Hills, California Forbes 400 ranking: 134 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 482 Source of wealth: Agriculture, Pom, Fiji water Stake in Aspen: $15.5 million home east of Aspen Notes: The Resnicks made headlines when the Aspen Institute proposed—but public outcry quashed—putting their name on Paepcke Auditorium after the family’s donation to renovate the landmark building. Aspen Valley Hospital will name a new emergency department for the Resnicks after a recent gift.  

#30 Name: Haim Saban Net worth: $3.4 billion Age: 69 Primary residence: Beverly Hills, California Forbes 400 ranking: 143 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 500 Source of wealth: Television Stake in Aspen: $6.4 million home near the Aspen Club Notes: Owner of the fifth largest U.S. television network—Univision—Saban’s first hit was the children’s show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also has the Paul Frank brand, whose cartoon Julius the Monkey adorns clothing, accessories, and other products.  

#31 Name: John Doerr Net worth: $3.3 billion Age: 62 Primary residence: Woodside, California Forbes 400 ranking: 184 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 513 Source of wealth: Venture capital Stake in Aspen: $11.6 million home on Hunter Creek Notes: An investor in Google, Facebook, and others, the Aspen Institute trustee was a founding funder of Aspen nonprofit For the Forest, which targeted beetle-infested lodgepole pines on Smuggler Mountain—Doerr’s backyard.  

#32 Name: Edward Lampert Net worth: $3.2 billion Age: 51 Primary residence: Miami Beach, Florida Forbes 400 ranking: 184 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 524 Source of wealth: Hedge funds Stake in Aspen: $14.5 million Starwood home Notes: Chummy with fellow Aspen homeowners and finance men Daniel Och and the Ziff brothers, Lampert’s highest-profile investments were Kmart and Sears (He is CEO of the latter, which used to have an outlet in Aspen.)

THE GASMEN Aspen has a fair share of billionaire homeowners who have struck it rich from energy interests. Richard Kinder’s baby, Kinder Morgan, is the fourth-largest energy company in North America, worth nearly $34 billion. It’s made multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in recent years, banking on future shale development to create massive demand for its pipelines. Houston oil magnate Jeffrey Hildebrand struck it big in 2011 with a $100 million investment into Texas oil shale that resulted in a $3.5 billion sale to Marathon Oil. His company, Hilcorp, one of the world’s biggest privately owned oil companies, has been investing big in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, the Utica shale of Ohio, and the Gulf Coast region. The Wilks brothers, Farris and Dan, founded Frac Tech, which provides hydraulic fracturing services for large oil and gas companies. They hit it big when they sold the firm for $3.5 billion in 2011, showing up on the Forbes 400 list and buying their Aspen-area homes around the same time. Other Aspen homeowners in the oil and gas business include Fort Worth resident Ed Bass, who with his four brothers turned a modest inheritance into a major oil fortune, and the Koch brothers, whose rise to mega-wealth all started with oil refining.

#33 Name: Thomas Pritzker Net worth: $3.1 billion Age: 64 Primary residence: Chicago, Illinois Forbes 400 ranking: 201 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 552 Source of wealth: Hyatt hotels, investments Stake in Aspen: $11.4 million Maroon Creek home Notes: One of 11 members of the Pritzker family on the Forbes billionaires list, the cousin of Penny Pritzker (see no. 38) is in an ongoing feud with a neighbor who wants to build a home squarely in an avalanche path—and blocking Pritzker’s views. His wife, Margot, is an Aspen Institute trustee.  

#34 Name: David Bonderman Net worth: $2.7 billion Age: 71 Primary residence: Fort Worth, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 209 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 679 Source of wealth: Private equity Stake in Aspen: Wildcat estate and nearby land together worth $30.4 million Notes: “Bondo,” a major Democratic donor, flies his Aspen pals to Las Vegas for milestone birthdays—he hired the Rolling Stones to play his 60th birthday party there and Paul McCartney for his 70th.  

#35 Name: Neil Bluhm Net worth: $2.6 billion Age: 76 Primary residence: Chicago, Illinois Forbes 400 ranking: 222 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 694 Source of wealth: Real estate, casinos Stake in Aspen: $21.5 million Red Mountain mansion Notes: The Chicago lawyer turned real estate investor and casino owner hosted President Obama’s 49th birthday and has funded several Democratic candidates, including Hillary Clinton.  

#36 Name: William Wrigley Jr. Net worth: $2.5 billion Age: 50 Primary residence: North Palm Beach, Florida Forbes 400 ranking: 235 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 740 Source of wealth: Chewing gum Stake in Aspen: Luxury compound overlooking Rio Grande Trail worth $34.2 million Notes: The fourth-generation gum manufacturer, who left the family firm in 2011 “to pursue philanthropic interests,” according to Forbes, got married in Aspen in 2007 to his second wife, Heather Ann Rosbeck.  

#37 Name: Mortimer Zuckerman Net worth: $2.5 billion Age: 77 Primary residence: New York City Forbes 400 ranking: 243 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 745 Source of wealth: Real estate, media Stake in Aspen: Red Mountain home worth $5.6 million Notes: The owner and publisher of New York Daily News and U.S. News & World Report (and editor of the latter), Zuckerman is one of several Aspen residents who was ripped off by Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. He also, according to Wikipedia, enjoys spelunking and hunting for buried treasure.

THE LOCAL OLIGARCHS Best friends and business partners from Russia, Roman Abramovich and Evgeny Shvidler are also both Snowmass Village residents. Abramovich paid $36.3 million for his Wildcat estate in 2008, the second-highest amount ever paid for an Aspen- area home. A few months later, Shvidler paid $14.5 million for a home that caught his eye in Two Creeks—it wasn’t for sale, but the homeowner was persuaded to sell for double what he had paid for it. Abramovich and Shvidler have been in business together since the early 1990s. They founded an oil-trading firm and then took over major Russian oil producer Sibneft during the era of privatization of Soviet state assets, later selling their stakes for billions. It eventually came to light that Abramovich had secured the business through bribes, according to the Times of London. Abramovich, who owns multiple homes and toys, gave Shvidler—who has a chateau and vineyard in France, among other properties—a 370-foot yacht. In Aspen, they’ve been low-key, but recently attended the groundbreaking of Chabad Jewish Community Center on Main Street. 

#38 Name: Penny Pritzker Net worth: $2.4 billion Age: 55 Primary residence: Chicago, Illinois Forbes 400 ranking: 252 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 761 Source of wealth: Hotels, investments Stake in Aspen: Paid $9.5 million for a Castle Creek property Notes: Commerce Secretary Pritzker, currently the highest-ranked political appointee on our list, is finishing a new home on her Castle Creek property. She was national finance chairwoman for Obama’s 2008 campaign and a key fundraiser in his reelection.  

#39 Name: Edward Bass Net worth: $2.2 billion Age: 69 Primary residence: Fort Worth, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 260 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 835 Source of wealth: Oil and gas, investments Stake in Aspen: A home east of Aspen and an Aspen Club condo, together worth $5.7 million Notes: Bass backed the self-contained living experiment Biosphere 2 with $200 million and is devoted to using native grasses on his ranches. In Aspen, he won approval to dredge a portion of the Roaring Fork River fronting his home in order to improve trout habitat and help stem erosion.  

#40 Name: Herbert Simon Net worth: $2.1 billion Age: 79 Primary residence: Indianapolis, Indiana Forbes 400 ranking: 293 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 850 Source of wealth: Real estate Stake in Aspen: $5.9 million Mountain Queen condo Notes: The owner of Simon Property Group, the largest publicly traded real estate investment trust in the country, owns a relatively modest home—by Aspen standards: a 3,000-square-foot condo that he bought for $1 million in 1997.    

#41 Name: Howard Schultz Net worth: $2.1 billion Age: 60 Primary residence: Seattle, Washington Forbes 400 ranking: 273 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 865 Source of wealth: Starbucks Stake in Aspen: $17.2 million home on lower Smuggler Mountain Notes: Raised in Brooklyn housing projects, the man who took Starbucks public paid $20 million for his Aspen house in 2011. The progressive executive also has investments in Lululemon, eBay, and Groupon.  

#42 Name: Dan Wilks Net worth: $1.5 billion Age: 58 Primary residence: Cisco, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 352 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 1,171 Source of wealth: Natural gas Stake in Aspen: Two Aspen homes, total value of $11.1 million Notes: The son of a man who once housed the family in a goat shed, Dan and his brother Farris (see no. 44) did well with the family masonry business before turning to fracking. He bought his two Aspen homes around the time the brothers set off on a real estate buying spree that includes massive ranches across the west.  

#43 Name: Paul Singer Net worth: $1.5 billion Age: 69 Primary residence: New York City Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 1,172 Source of wealth: Hedge funds/distressed debt investing Stake in Aspen: Two homes in Two Creeks, Snowmass Village, together worth $12.7 million Notes: A major Republican donor, Singer backed Mitt Romney to the tune of at least $1 million in 2011 and hosted a meeting of Republican funders in Aspen this past winter. He was also a major sponsor of the 2011 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village.

THE WOMEN Women make up approximately 10 percent of the Forbes 400 and Forbes World’s Billionaires lists, but Aspen billionaire women are even fewer. Just four of the fifty billionaires on this list—8 percent—are women. And all either inherited their wealth or built it with a husband. It’s a small but interesting group: a highly ranked government official—Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker—marketing innovator Lynda Resnick, Walmart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke, and style maven Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, who is literally making a name for herself with her Aerin brand of beauty products, fashion accessories, and home décor.

#44 Name: Farris Wilks Net worth: $1.5 billion Age: 62 Primary residence: Cisco, Texas Forbes 400 ranking: 352 Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking:  1,178 Source of wealth: Natural gas Stake in Aspen: $12.2 million home in The Pines, Snowmass Village Notes: Wilks bought the priciest ski-accessible home in Snowmass Village just one month after he and brother Dan sold their combined interest in their fracking company, Frac Tech, for $3.5 billion. Still the pastor of his hometown church, Wilks needs a big home—he has 11 children.  

#45 Name: Michael Eisner Net Worth: $1.5 billion Age: 72 Primary residence: Beverly Hills, California Forbes 400 ranking:  N/A Source of wealth: Entertainment Stake in Aspen: Owns a $10 million estate on Snowmass Creek Notes: The former chief of Disney had a lengthy, high-profile entertainment career before founding his investment company, Tornante, in 2005. The name, inspired by a cycling trip in the Italian mountains, means hairpin turn. An Aspen Institute trustee, Eisner is, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal, one of the 50 wealthiest Angelenos. Oddly, he isn’t ranked on the Forbes rich lists.  

#46 Name: Christopher “Kit” Goldsbury Net worth: $1.4 billion Age: 71 Primary residence: San Antonio, Texas Forbes 400 ranking:  N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 1,271 Source of wealth: Salsa Stake in Aspen: $14.9 million lower Castle Creek property Notes: The Pace salsa king was a plaintiff in a lawsuit aimed at blocking a City of Aspen hydropower plant that would have diverted water from the creek that runs past his property, where Goldsbury has water rights. He once spent $20 million to tear down just-built condos overlooking his property.  

#47 Name: Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer Net worth: $1.3 billion Age: 44 Primary residence: New York Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 1,388 Source of wealth: Inherited, cosmetics Stake in Aspen: $4.36 million Mountain Valley home Notes: The niece of Leonard Lauder (see no. 9), Zinterhofer, who launched her own eponymous lifestyle brand in 2012, apparently wanted a simple Aspen home. “She chose to avoid the billionaire neighborhoods like Red Mountain and go for something more local and low-key,” her interior designer told Vogue.  

#48 Name: Dan Snyder Net worth: $1.2 billion Age: 49 Primary residence: Potomac, Maryland Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 1,444 Source of wealth: Marketing, private equity, Washington Redskins Stake in Aspen: $14.42 million home near Buttermilk Notes: A college dropout who made his first million at age 20 marketing to college students, Snyder’s private jet can be easily identified at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport—it sports the controversial logo of the Washington Redskins, the third most valuable NFL team, which Snyder bought in 1999.  

#49 Name: Marc Nathanson Net worth: $1.18 billion Age: 69 Primary residence: Holmby Hills, California Forbes 400 ranking:  N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking:  N/A Source of wealth: Communications, real estate, art Stake in Aspen: Owns a $7.6 million home in Aspen Notes: Nathanson, like Michael Eisner, doesn’t appear on Forbes’ s rich lists, but is one of L.A.’s wealthiest citizens, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. The former cable company executive is an Aspen Institute trustee and his board bio notes that “he and his wife, Jane, reside in Los Angeles and Aspen.”  

#50 Name: Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler Net worth: $1.1 billion Age: 50 Primary residence: London Forbes 400 ranking: N/A Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking: 1,493 Source of wealth: Oil and gas, investments Stake in Aspen: $6.8 million Two Creeks home Notes: Russian-born Shvidler became a U.S. citizen in 1994 before returning to Russia to go into business with best buddy Roman Abramovich (see no. 7). Both bought homes in Snowmass in 2008, but Shvidler’s primary residence is now in England.

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Haïm Saban, le surprenant milliardaire caché derrière les Power Rangers, les tortues Ninja ou Casper

Derrière de nombreux dessins animés se cache un discret milliardaire israélo-américain passé par l’Égypte et la France. Retour sur la formidable ascension d’un petit vendeur de cactus.

Mars 2017, Hollywood Boulevard. Haïm Saban inaugure une étoile à son nom sur le célèbre Walk of fame. Que de chemin parcouru pour cet homme parti de rien qui incarne à merveille l’image du self-made-man !

Cactus et guitare

Né à Alexandrie en 1944, Haïm Saban est le fils d’un modeste marchand de jouets. Juive, sa famille est expulsée d’Égypte en 1956. À 12 ans, l’adolescent commence une nouvelle vie à Tel Aviv. Mauvais élève, indiscipliné il quitte l’école très tôt, doit vendre des cactus dans les rues ou travailler comme ouvrier agricole pour vivre. Ses rares moments de joie, il les trouve dans le groupe de rock The Lions of Judah dont il est bassiste et manager. Alors qu’il a 29 ans, le groupe s’arrête et Haïm Saban immigre en France où il s’imagine faire fortune.

Le bon filon

Nous sommes en 1973, les Trente Glorieuses se terminent bientôt. Le jeune homme, débrouillard, a une idée de génie : les séries américaines et japonaises commencent à débarquer dans l’Hexagone mais personne ne s’intéresse aux bandes originales. Il rachète les droits pour une bouchée de pain et en fait des disques. C’est lui qui produit, réarrange puis distribue les BO de Goldorak, Les Mystérieuses Cités d’or, Starsky et Hutch, Dallas…

Conquête de l’Amérique

Voyant les choses en grand, il part à Los Angeles en 1993. Cette fois-ci, il a en poche 500 000 dollars et possède sa société, Saban Productions, qui ne demande qu’à croître. Il duplique le business model au pays de l’Oncle Sam. Mieux encore, il achète les droits de séries animées japonaises qu’il réadapte aux États-Unis. Son coup de génie ? L’acquisition de Super Sentai qu’il transforme en Power Rangers.

En 1995, il s’associe avec Rupert Murdoch et lance la chaîne Fox Kids sur laquelle il produit notamment deux séries devenues culte : Les Tortues Ninjas et Casper. Cela lui permet d’entrer dans le petit monde des milliardaires.

Il cède la franchise Power Rangers pour 522 millions de dollars à Hasbro

Par la suite, l’entrepreneur réussit plusieurs opérations financières qui accroissent sa fortune : en 2001, Murdoch et Saban vendent Fox Kids à Disney et les associés se partagent 5 milliards de dollars. Deux ans plus tard, le groupe audiovisuel allemand KirchMedia fait faillite, il en acquiert une part qu’il revend rapidement, empochant une belle plus-value. Autre opération réussie, la cession de la franchise Power Rangers pour 522 millions de dollars à Hasbro. Belle réussite pour le fils d’un petit marchand de jouets d’Alexandrie.

Philanthropie et investissement

Même s’il a quitté Israël tôt, le milliardaire y reste attaché et engagé. Il a monté une société de capital-risque qui finance des start-up locales, est un mécène du parti travailliste. Dans son pays d’adoption, il fait partie des super-donateurs du parti démocrate, conditionne ses versements au soutien à Israël, subventionne des think tanks qui planchent sur des solutions de paix au Proche-Orient. Son engagement à gauche ne l’empêche pas d’aimer le luxe et de l’assumer. En 2019, il s’est offert Eminence, un yacht de 80 mètres de long qu’il a racheté à l’oligarque russe Alexandre Khloponine.

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Davis was formerly chief financial officer of Viacom before he exited to lead the buyout of a debt-laden Univision from Haim Saban and investors in late 2020. He then steered it into a merger with its most crucial partner and program suppliers, Mexico-based  Grupo Televisa  in 2022.

With Alegre coming in, Davis will serve in a vice chairman capacity and continue as a member of the executive committee of the Board of Directors. Davis remains one of the largest shareholders in the company. His ForgeLight private investment firm made the strategic investment in Univision with the vision of modernizing the company’s operations. Until recently, Univision enjoyed massive market share in the U.S. But streaming platforms and NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language competitor Telemundo have made significant inroads.

One partner of Davis’ in the Univision transaction was Searchlight Capital Partners. Eric Zinterhofer, Searchlight Capital founding partner, credited Davis with seeing the potential for a hefty Spanish-language media giant in the U.S. He credited Davis for streamling and accelerating the digital transition at a company that had been largely rooted in broadcast TV under previous owners.

“We, alongside ForgeLight, invested in Univision in 2020 in support of Wade’s vision of a holistic, growth-led turnaround of the business,” said Zinterhofer. “The transaction with Televisa was a continuation of that successful vision at a global scale, resulting in an unmatched, vertically integrated Hispanic media business. In coordination with Grupo Televisa, Wade and the management team, we accomplished the integration of TelevisaUnivision as well as the global launch of ViX, completing the multi-year transformation process. There has been longstanding alignment between TelevisaUnivision, Wade, Searchlight and the rest of the Board to effect an organized succession plan to bring in a world-class CEO to lead the Company in this next phase of its trajectory. We are all extremely supportive of Daniel and have full confidence in the Company’s strategy and management team.”

A report published earlier Wednesday in The New York Times suggested that the company had not lowered its debt significantly since the merger, even as profits declined.

TelevisaUnivision faces the same challenges as its English counterparts, namely how to monetize audiences for its content as they increasingly use streaming services to watch it. Under Davis, TelevisaUnivision backed new broadband services liek ViX and Prende TV, and had been making inroads into relationships with U.S. sports leagues . The company also found itself steering into controversy as its news division was accused of hosting a softer interview with former President Donald Trump that may have been organized in part by its business executives. One top journalist, Leon Krauze, lef t, and Jorge Ramos, one of the most venerated reporters at Univision, plans to exit after the 2024 election.

Alegre spent 16 years at Google before moving to become COO of Activision Blizzard from 2020 to 2023. There he was responsible for managing all revenue, game development and leadership teams for the company’s top gaming franchises. He was most recently CEO of Yuga Labs, parent of the NFT collection known as the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Alegre currently serves on the Board of Directors at FEMSA, one of the leading Latin American global commerce and pharmaceutical retailers and the world’s largest Coca Cola bottler. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Cinepolis, the largest movie theater chain in Latin America.

(Pictured top: Wade Davis )

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