Spectacular Purchase of Famous Billionaire

Spectacular purchase of famous billionaire, one of the richest man in the world. You won’t be disappointed.

 

THE super-rich residents of St Bart’s, in the Caribbean, might be excused for feeling a little sheepish when they welcome their new neighbour to their midst.

Russian oil baron Roman Abramovich, who has just bought a $US90 million 28ha spread on the exclusive island, is one of the world’s busiest and most glamorous billionaires.

The Wall Street Journal describes him as “a world-class consumer of expensive things”, most notably a fleet of yachts: the 377ft Pelorus, 282ft Ecstasea (based in the Mediterranean) and his latest, the extraordinarily huge 540ft Eclipse, the world’s biggest private yacht, which is in the final stages of construction by German ship builder Blohm & Voss. Insiders say Eclipse has two helipads, a swimming pool, bulletproof glass, a steam room and a personal submarine. Its price is estimated at $US300 million ($345 million).

He also has an extensive art collection. In May, he went on a £60 million spending spree at Christies and Sotheby’s in New York, picking up Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping for £17 million and Francis Bacon’s Triptych (1976) for £43 million.

His properties include a primary residence in Moscow, homes in London, the Chateau de la Croë on the French Riviera and two homes in Colorado worth a collective $US48 million ($55 million).

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