The most expensive divorce in history: it became known, as agreed Bezos
'08.04.2019'
Source: Vox.com
Even after the divorce, Jeff Bezos remains the richest man in the world. His ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos became the third richest woman on the planet.
The conjectures about how much money (and Amazon shares) will be withdrawn from Mackenzie Bezos's marriage alliance have come to an end. The former wife of the richest man in the world tweeted about how it all ended, tells Vox.com.
“I am grateful to the completion of the divorce process with Jeff and everyone who helped us, we remain friends and will continue to raise children together. I am delighted to give him all of my Washington Post and Blue Origin assets, as well as 75% of our total Amazon shares and votes on behalf of this share, to support his endeavors with the teams of these amazing companies, she tweeted. - Inspired by my new plans, grateful for the past and looking to the future "
This means that Mackenzie will retain 25% of the pair in Amazon, its capital will be about 35 billion dollars, which will make Beosos's ex-wife the third richest woman in the world. Although she gave Jeff control over the voting on her shares, Mackenzie would own about 4% of the company.
If you've been worried about the title of the richest person in the world being shaken by a divorce, don't worry - Bezos is worth $ 110 billion, and Bill Gates, who is in second position, has to make more than 10 billion to beat the Amazon owner. So far, Bezos retains the first line in this rating.
The divorce of Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos is called the most expensive in history, he is ahead of the divorce proceedings of art dealer Alec Wildenstein and socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein (known as Catwoman) - then, in 1999, it was about $ 2,5 billion ...
But do not think that Mackenzie is just a lucky woman who managed to grab a huge part of her husband's unprecedented wealth. In the first years of Amazon's work, it was she who negotiated the first contracts, which significantly helped the company develop when the office was still in the garage.
Mackenzie and Jeff Bezos broke up after 25 years of marriage - there was a divorce Announced 9 January... True, then the estimated amount was almost 70 billion. Their divorce was called “aggressive-friendly” - that type of official separation, when famous couples loudly and a lot declare their friendly attitude towards each other after the breakup of the marriage (a classic example is the divorce of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin in 2014).
Despite some chaos in the press, which included disclosing correspondence between Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, Mackenzie's Twitter tweet in which she used the words “happy,” “excited,” and “grateful” (even twice) is an example of Bezos showing strength. Probably for the sake of Amazon's image, in which both parties have clear business interests.
Another - not too surprising - consequence of divorce: men interested in Mackenzie. As Mel Magazine wrote, the third richest woman in the world is now trying to achieve a crowd of men, many of them stated this directly on her Twitter.
Recall that the first richest woman in the world is the heiress of L'Oréal Françoise Bettencourt-Myers - her fortune is estimated at 49,3 billion dollars. In second place is Alice Walton, the only daughter of Sam Walton, founder of Walmart. Its capital is $ 44,4 billion.
