Co-owner of” Alfa-Group “Mikhail Fridman
Co-owner of” Alfa-Group “Mikhail Fridman decided to send almost all of his fortune to charity. According to the billionaire, the same decision was made and its business partners
The solution is not to leave his fortune to children billionaire Mikhail Fridman announced at a meeting of Forbes Club the evening of May 19, of Forbes reports. The businessman said that the decision to give the children a large sum of money would be the worst thing he could do for them
«I do not like to give the public promises of this kind, but I can say that he has decided -. My fortune will go to charity. The worst thing I could do for their children – is to give them a large sum of money, “- said Friedman, responding to a question from the audience. He also said he was not going to attract children to participate in the business of “Alfa-Group».
According to the billionaire, he hopes that his children will achieve professional success in life on their own, as he did. In addition, Friedman does not want his children to become objects of attention of people pursuing unseemly goals
Mikhail Fridman four children. Daughter Laura Friedman (1993), Kate Friedman (born in 1996), Nick Ozhelskaya (born in 2006) and son Alexander Ozhelsky (born in 2000).
All of them share the 10th place in the rating of the richest heirs of Russian billionaires by Forbes for 2016. On each of them accounting for $ 3.3 billion. Children partner at Friedman’s “Alfa Group” Alexei Kuzmichev (son of Alexis), German Khan (two daughters and two sons), Peter Aven (son and daughter) took 4th, . 17 th and 19 th place in the ranking of the richest heirs respectively
Earlier plans to send all of his fortune to charity said another member of the list, Forbes – President “Interros” holding and CEO of MMC “Norilsk nickel” Vladimir Potanin. “My capital should go to the benefit of society and to serve social objectives, – the businessman said. – My children are growing up, their dad billionaire and well-known person. Firstly, they are in my shade, and secondly what their motivation to achieve something in life? In this regard, I am going to follow the example of Gates and Buffett, “- said Potanin, in an interview with Financial Times. In 2016, Forbes magazine estimated at $ Potanin 12.1 billion
Research Management Centre welfare and philanthropy business school Skolkovo previously showed that only 48% of Russian businessmen will leave all his property to children, 36% -. More than half, and 13% – less than half. The money will go to the children who are not inherited, businessmen are going to pass to charity.
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