Who is the richest man in the world today? Response Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault, through his group LVMH, has just acquired the American jeweler Tiffany & Co. By spending around 14.7 billion euros on Tiffany & Co, the president and CEO of the luxury goods brand LVMH rises to the forefront of the biggest fortunes in the world. In this article, our news site reveals everything about the Frenchman whose fortune ranked 3rd worldwide in 2017 according to Bloomberg analysis. Read instead! \n\n\n

Bernard Arnault becomes the richest man in the world by exceeding Jeff Bezos ?

\n\n\nFrench Bernard Arnault, CEO of the luxury group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, bought this Monday the American jeweler Tiffany & Co against 16.2 billion dollars, or approximately 14.7 billion euros . This acquisition is thus the largest purchase made by the business group in its entire history. “Their diamonds, of exceptional quality, have been admired for generations and their legendary creations are a benchmark in jewelry,” we read in a press release from the group. The LVMH group is thus entering the jewelry industry, one of the most dynamic in the world of luxury. \n\n\n\nThrough this masterstroke, the French art collector and investor has just propelled himself to the head of the ranking of the richest men on the planet. With a fortune now estimated at $107.6 billion, he is ahead of Bill Gates And Jeff Bezos.\n\n\n

What do you know about the richest man in France and boss of LVMH?

\n\n\nBorn March 5, 1949 in Roubaix, In France, Bernard Jean Etienne Arnault is the CEO of the world's largest luxury company. \n\nHere, among other things, are some facts you don't know about the man: \n

he is of Caucasian ethnicity;
his father was the owner of the civil engineering company Ferret-Savine;
Bernard Arnault holds a diploma from thePalaiseau Polytechnic School;
he is the richest person in fashion;
the man contracted two marriages: the first with Anne Dewavrin in 1973 (divorce in 1990) and the second with Hélène Mercier in 1991;
he is the father of 5 children;
he attended the wedding of the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy with Cecilia Ciganer-Albéniz