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Luigi Rovati & family

Italy 97 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
pharmaceuticals
Industry
Healthcare
Residence
Children
2

Assets

  • Mylan
    7,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    MYL-US

Biography

Luigi Rovati founded specialty drug maker Rottapharm; it started as an independent research lab in 1961.

He sold Rottapharm to Swedish drugmaker Meda in 2014 for $3.1 billion in cash and stock.

In 2016, Meda was acquired by U.S. pharmaceutical firm Mylan for $7.2 billion in cash and stock, and Rovati now owns a small stake in Mylan.

Rovati is no longer involved with the company he founded.