Stone me! Can this eco tycoon REALLY conjure up ‘green’ diamonds… out of thin air? 

Stone me! Can this eco tycoon REALLY conjure up ‘green’ diamonds… out of thin air? Eco energy tycoon Dale Vince makes diamonds out of thin air in secret process He has likened the concept behind his so-called ‘Sky Diamonds’ to alchemy  The stones are expected to sell for around the same price as natural diamonds  … Read more

Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson’s childhood home goes up for sale for £4million

The childhood home of Sir Richard Branson, where he first dreamed of becoming a billionaire, is now for sale and could be yours for £4 million. The red-brick property in the village of Shamley Green, Surrey, was home to the founder of Virgin Group, 70, during his time at boarding school in Buckinghamshire as a teenager.   Tanyards … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Labour tycoon is called in to get Prince Harry’s Invictus Games jumping

 As he settles into the nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom mansion in California which he and Meghan snapped up for £11 million, Prince Harry will be delighted work goes on apace back home at the Invictus Games Foundation.   I can disclose that the Foundation, established by Harry in 2014, two years before he met Meghan, has just appointed … Read more

Steel tycoon Pramod Mittal who spent £50million on his daughter’s wedding owes £2.5billion

A steel tycoon who spent £50million on his daughter’s wedding claims he owes a staggering £2.5billion – which would make him Britain’s biggest bankrupt.  Pramod Mittal, 64, who lost his fortune when a financial deal turned sour, claims to have no personal income and just £45 worth of land to his name, near Delhi.  The … Read more

Property tycoon Christian Candy moves his family to a beachfront compound in the Bahamas

TALK OF THE TOWN: Property tycoon Christian Candy moves his family to a beachfront compound in the Bahamas after spending five years creating a £150million country estate in Surrey By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:18 BST, 18 October 2020 | Updated: 01:25 BST, 18 October 2020 … Read more

Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta moves to expand empire

Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta moves to expand his empire with audacious bid for German rival’s business By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 October 2020 Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has moved to expand his empire with an audacious bid for a German rival’s business.  … Read more

£650m Carphone Warehouse tycoon lands bail-out for opera charity 

Few can match the Midas touch of David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse who’s amassed a personal fortune of £650 million. His talent for attracting money has not deserted him for I can disclose that Nevill Holt Opera — which Ross founded and funded at his Leicestershire estate — has just been awarded a £100,000 … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Cineworld shares fall as Chinese tycoon hovers

The plot has thickened at Cineworld after a secretive Chinese millionaire hiked his stake in the cinema chain. Liu Zaiwang made his fortune in construction business in the 1990s during the country’s building boom.  But his interest in Cineworld since the Covid crisis triggered a catastrophic drop in its share price and has stoked speculation … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Mystery of the foreign tycoon and the Queen’s grandchildren

The Queen’s grandchildren Zara Phillips and her brother Peter have always relied on making their own money after their mother, the Princess Royal, expressed the hope that they would lead lives which would be as ‘normal’ as possible.  But they have not always avoided pitfalls.  Earlier this year, Peter was ridiculed for appearing in a … Read more

Branson’s £300m Virgin blank cheque: British tycoon to expand empire

Branson’s £300m Virgin blank cheque: British tycoon reveals plans to expand his empire buying new businesses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 Sir Richard Branson has proposed a so-called special purpose acquisition vehicle – or ‘spac’ Sir Richard Branson has revealed … Read more