Famous French Investors

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Arpad Busson

(French Financier, Founder and Chairman of the ‘EIM Group’)

Birthdate: January 27, 1963

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Arpad Busson is a French financier. He is credited with founding the EIM Group, for which he also serves as the chairman. Also known for his philanthropic efforts around the world, Arpad Busson is an ardent supporter of venture philanthropy, which encourages people to operate charity organizations like any other business ventures to maximize the effectiveness of charitable pursuits.

François Pinault

(Businessperson, founder of the luxury group Kering and the investment company Artémis)

Birthdate: August 21, 1936

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Les Champs-Géraux, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France

Greg Lansky

(French Entrepreneur Who Has Directed and Produced a Large Number of Adult Films)

Birthdate: December 12, 1982

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Greg Lansky is a French investor and entrepreneur based in the USA. He is best known for his work as a producer and director of numerous adult films, which he describes as art. In 2014, he founded Vixen Media Group, which went on to become one of the largest Internet pornography production companies. Greg Lansky has won several AVN Awards.

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James Goldsmith

(Politician)

Birthdate: February 26, 1933

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: July 18, 1997

Anne Dias-Griffin

(Investment analyst)

Birthdate: 1970 AD

Birthplace: France

Sergei Pugachev

(Entrepreneur and Politician)

Birthdate: February 4, 1963

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Kostroma, Russia

Daniel Hechter

(Inventor of ready-to-wear, President of Paris Saint-Germain)

Birthdate: July 30, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paris, France

La Paiva

(Investor)

Birthdate: May 7, 1819

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: January 21, 1884

Maurice de Hirsch

(Financier)

Birthdate: December 9, 1831

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

Died: April 21, 1896

German philanthropist and businessman Maurice de Hirsch was born into an affluent family of bankers and was later associated with Bischoffsheim & Goldschmidt. He is remembered for his remarkable charitable contribution to various educational initiatives and for the settlement of Jewish refugees, the most notable being the fund for Russian Jews.

Alexandre Darracq

(French Investor, Engineer, Cycle Manufacturer and Automobile Manufacturer)

Birthdate: November 10, 1855

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Bordeaux, France

Died: November 2, 1931

Alexandre Darracq was a French engineer, investor, cycle manufacturer and automobile manufacturer. He established Automobiles Darracq France in Suresnes and was one of the first to plan mass production of motor vehicles. By 1904, Darracq was producing more than ten percent of all automobiles in France. He also built racing cars and founded a school for racing drivers.

Jean-Michel Besnier

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: June 5, 1967

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Laval, France

Nicolas François, Count Mollien

(Financier)

Birthdate: February 28, 1758

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Rouen, France

Died: April 20, 1850