S. In 1998, he sold the company for $8 billion. In 2003, he used that money to buy the Los Angeles Angels for $184 million. This made him the first Hispanic owner of a major league team. For this achievement, he was featured in Hispanic Business and Time magazines.
(He was included in that year's list of the 25 most influential Hispanics.) Also interesting is that he is a veteran of the Vietnam War. 46. Marcos Galperin ($5B) Date of Birth: October 31, 1971 Company: germany business fax list Market Industry: E-commerce Marcos Galperin is an Argentinian and the founder of Mercado Libre.
It's an online marketing and auction platform. (You can basically think of it as the South American version of eBay.) In fact, eBay bought a 20% stake in the business in 2001. This made Marcos rich overnight. His current net worth is approximately $5 billion.
was included in that year's list of
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