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Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “BUA–Dangote mining rights dispute and request for presidential intervention” and “Cement: domestic oligopoly and pricing power of major producers”.
8 controversies · 12 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “€13.9 million remuneration at Fnac Darty and 'superbonus' controversy” and “Carrefour 2022 plan: 2 400 voluntary departures and disposal of 273 former Dia stores”.
8 controversies · 12 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Elliott fund attacks Pernod Ricard's performance and governance” and “Allegations of pressure to drink alcohol in professional settings”.
8 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Brazil: workers at Zara subcontractors found in conditions analogous to slavery, followed by labour prosecutor agreement” and “Greenpeace detects hazardous substances in Zara clothing; "Detox" commitment following campaign”.
8 controversies · 18 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Vivendi's acquisition of Havas: controversy over transaction between Bolloré-controlled companies” and “Mediaset battle: failure of Premium deal, stakebuilding and personal market manipulation investigation”.
8 controversies · 14 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2022 restructuring plan: capital raising, dilution and 9,000 job cuts” and “Statements on stabilisation of client outflows: FINMA closes its review without proceedings”.
8 controversies · 12 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2013 US sanctions over oil sales network and sanctions circumvention” and “Fraud and embezzlement linked to sanctioned oil sales: death sentence subsequently commuted”.
8 controversies · 12 sources1 conviction
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Origin of the Lululemon name: reported remarks about Japanese people's difficulty pronouncing "L"” and “"Rise of Divorce" post: controversial links between contraception, divorce, stress and breast cancer”.
8 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Removal from Tata Sons and oppression/mismanagement litigation ultimately lost before the Supreme Court” and “Leak of confidential email dated 25 October 2016: NCLT finding cited by Supreme Court linking disclosure to Cyrus Mistry”.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “CASA chairmanship: official criticism of airspace reform management” and “Australia Day advertisement deemed offensive: parody of asylum seekers and sexual innuendo”.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Allegations of mis-selling and hard-selling in edtech and government intervention: Divya Gokulnath involved in the response” and “FY21: 18-month delay, ₹4,588 crore loss, change in revenue recognition and Gokulnath's public defence”.
8 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Media owner and member of the House of Lords.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Synthes/Norian: unauthorised bone cement trials and convictions of former executives” and “Jacqueline Long: confidential settlement followed by civil action dismissed as covered by that agreement”.
8 controversies · 10 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Veolia's acquisition-led expansion: rising debt, share price decline and failed Suez project” and “Dismissal of six Veolia trade unionists followed by legal action for reinstatement”.
8 controversies · 10 sources1 formal charge
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Control battle in Brazil between Casino and Abilio Diniz over GPA and Carrefour” and “Open battle with Galeries Lafayette over control and valuation of Monoprix”.
8 controversies · 12 sources1 conviction
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Garnier convicted in recruitment-related racial discrimination case” and “Controversy following Jean-Paul Agon's statements on 'positive discrimination' at L'Oréal”.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Sale of 14.7% of NCSoft to Nexon followed by restructuring affecting approximately 400 employees” and “Control dispute with Nexon after its shareholding was reclassified as "management participation"”.
8 controversies · 16 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Meetic ordered in urgent proceedings to remove sponsored links using Easyrencontre trademark” and “Prolonged Meetic–2L Multimedia litigation over trademarks, domain names and content”.
8 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Founder of WPP and subsequently S4 Capital.
8 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Record Volkswagen remuneration and controversy over executive pay system” and “Power struggle with Ferdinand Piëch at Volkswagen”.
8 controversies · 18 sources1 formal charge
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Court orders closure of first version of QuiEstLeMoinsCher.com over unlawful comparative advertising” and “Leclerc campaign on non-reimbursed medicines deemed aggressive and unfair”.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Massive funding of Climate 200 and debate over billionaires' political influence” and “Two hostile bids for AGL with Brookfield, rejected as undervaluing the company”.
8 controversies · 17 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2017: Honour of Kings described as 'poison' in state media, prompting gaming time limits for minors” and “2018–2020: WeChat, political content censorship and monitoring of accounts registered outside China”.
8 controversies · 8 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2016: Succession conflict with Greg Jensen and internal votes on character and conduct” and “2016: Bridgewater's 'radical transparency' culture, constant monitoring and high staff turnover”.
8 controversies · 12 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “J Capital attack on WiseTech accounts: allegations of overstated profits and growth” and “Christine Holman's resignation with allegations of harassment and intimidation; claims subsequently unsubstantiated by 2024 review”.
8 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Kountheya Hotels: FIR alleging fraud/forgery ultimately quashed by the Karnataka High Court” and “Whitefield: FIR alleging booking manipulation and withholding of revenue quashed in 2023”.
8 controversies · 16 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Succession battle with his brother for control of Lotte Group” and “Controversy over Lotte's "Japanese" identity and opaque control structure, followed by public apology”.
8 controversies · 13 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Criticism of "black company" practices, high staff turnover and accelerated management training for young recruits” and “Defamation lawsuit over "Uniqlo Empire" investigative book: final defeat”.
8 controversies · 17 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Initial refusal to close Breitbart store on freedom of expression grounds” and “Public clash with Citron Research over "get-rich-quick" model and FTC non-compliance allegations”.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Seven FIRs in Bhopal concerning fraud by third parties using Paytm: Sharma ultimately cleared by investigators” and “Demonetisation: Paytm advertisement featuring Narendra Modi, political controversy and government notice”.
8 controversies · 14 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “1991–1992: Salomon Brothers Treasury auction scandal and Buffett's crisis leadership” and “1991: Criticism of Salomon governance and bonuses while Buffett served on compensation committee”.
8 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Newcastle United: controversy over separation of PIF from Saudi state” and “LIV Golf / PGA Tour: legal battle, discovery and criticism of attempt to avoid depositions”.
8 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Kerala LIFE Mission case: media reports of ED summons publicly denied” and “LuLu Mall project in Thrissur: land reclassification overturned and fresh review ordered”.
8 controversies · 20 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2018: Neihan Duanzi shut down and Zhang publicly apologises after regulator's campaign against 'vulgar' content” and “2018: Douyin advertisement insults war hero Qiu Shaoyun; ByteDance apologises again”.
8 controversies · 14 sources
Business and billionaires
Businessman, former KGB officer and media investor.
7 controversies · 10 sources1 conviction
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Mobileye acquires Shashua-co-founded Mentee Robotics for $900 million: related-party transaction” and “Announced departure as Mobileye CEO amid weak forecasts and falling share price”.
7 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “ASIC against Fortescue and Andrew Forrest: allegations of misleading statements about Chinese contracts, followed by unanimous High Court victory” and “Yindjibarndi / Solomon Hub: mining without agreement, record compensation of approximately 150 million and appeals pending”.
7 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Subhiksha: 500 crore rupee defamation claim following remarks by Premji” and “India Awake for Transparency: serious allegations and more than 70 proceedings ultimately closed with apologies”.
7 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “September 2002: humanitarian trip to Africa aboard Jeffrey Epstein's aircraft” and “2003 / published in 2026: flirtatious and sexually explicit exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell while Wasserman was married”.
7 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Tabacalera case: acquitted due to limitation period despite findings that inside information had been used” and “Telefónica takeover offer for Terra: minority shareholder challenges over price and treatment”.
7 controversies · 13 sources1 formal charge
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Strong opposition to the 35-hour working week, described as a 'historic economic policy mistake'” and “Medef's withdrawal from Social Security management and plans for 'restructuring'”.
7 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Payments to Charles Haughey and Moriarty Tribunal Findings” and “Flood Tribunal: Century Radio, PJ Mara and Conflicting Testimony”.
7 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Takeover of Austria Salzburg and controversial erasure of the club's historical identity” and “RB Leipzig and alleged circumvention of the spirit of Germany's 50+1 rule”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Failure and liquidation of Modu after raising approximately $125 million” and “M-Systems required to restate several years of accounts following share option irregularities”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Attempt to remove CEO Joe Natale and board split” and “Removal of five directors by written consent”.
7 controversies · 1 source
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “US class action alleging misleading stock market disclosures: Shwed named, then directors removed before settlement” and “SofaWare: former executive Adi Ruppin's personal claim against Check Point and Shwed dismissed”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “1990s–2013: longstanding social and financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein” and “2004: Epstein acts as intermediary in Highbridge–JPMorgan deal”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Uswipe–Checkout.com litigation and renewed scrutiny of links with Renderwison” and “Checkout.com's rapid growth: valuation decline, departures and criticism of compliance resources”.
7 controversies · 8 sources
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