Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere
Marc Eugène Charles Ladreit de Lacharrière is the CEO of FIMALAC, once majority owner of Fitch Group which now retains only 20% of it since the divestment to Hearst Corporation in March 2015. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world’s billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
- Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere is chief executive and chairman of Fimalac, an investment group primarily focused on digital media and real estate.
- Fimalac went private in July 2017 after Ladreit de Lacharriere’s Groupe Marc De Lacharriere acquired all of Fimalac’s shares.
- Ladreit de Lacharriere founded Fimalac in 1991 and purchased a stake in Fitch Ratings in 1998.
- Fimalac sold 30% of Fitch Ratings to media firm Hearst for $1.97 billion at the beginning of 2015, bringing Hearst’s stake to 80%.
- It sold its remaining 20% stake in Fitch for $2.8 billion in 2018; the firm now operates live entertainment shows and venues.
