$3 Billion | Rank #1012 Who is Karsanbhai Patel His low-price Nirma brand sparked a detergents war with bigger rivals such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble. Today Nirma is one of the largest producers of soda ash in the world by volume. Patel has long handed over operations …
$2 Billion | Rank #1238 Who is Adi Godrej The group was established by lawyer Ardeshir Godrej, who gave up his profession to make locks in 1897. Key group companies include Godrej Consumer Products, chaired by Adi Godrej’s daughter Nisaba, and Godrej Properties, run by his son Pirojsha. The …
$2 Billion | Rank #1397 Who is Bruce Karsh In September 2019, Brookfield Asset Management acquired 61% of Oaktree for roughly $4.9 billion in cash and stock. A leading debt investor, Oaktree manages over $150 billion in assets, two thirds of which is invested in corporate or distressed debt. …
$8 Billion | Rank #296 Who is German Khan The college pals have been partners since 1989, when they started commodities trader Alfa-Eco. He is a cofounder of Alfa Bank, the largest non-state owned bank in Russia, which was hit with U.S. sanctions in April. Alfa Group’s Tyumen Oil …
$1 Billion | Rank #2578 Who is Michael Rees Dyal is known for buying minority stakes in other private equity firms like Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners and Tom Gores’ Platinum Equity. Since 2020 Dyal has turned its attention to professional sports, buying stakes of the NBA’s Phoenix …
$3 Billion | Rank #984 Who is Pat Stryker The healthcare heir has given $225 million to charity over her lifetime, primarily through the foundation. Her grandfather founded Stryker Corp., which sold $14.4 billion worth of medical equipment in 2020. In 2016, she and her brother, Jon Stryker, gave …
$15 Billion | Rank #127 Who is Robert Pera Ubiquiti, which had $1.2 billion in fiscal 2020 revenues, sells wireless broadband systems with a focus on emerging markets. He owns nearly 75% of the publicly-traded firm. Pera started his career at Apple in 2003, and within 10 months of …
$1 Billion | Rank #2324 Who is David Girouard Upstart listed on the Nasdaq in December 2020, raising about $240 million and nabbing a $12.2 billion market cap on its first day of trading. Girouard became a billionaire in March 2021 after a blockbuster earnings release sent shares soaring; …
$7 Billion | Rank #363 Who is Stanley Druckenmiller Until 2000, he worked for George Soros. The duo famously bet against the British pound in 1992 and made massive profits. He shut down his $12 billion hedge fund Duquesne Capital Management in August 2010, returning funds to clients. Coming …
