Paul Allen

FB roundup: Paul Allen, Ritesh Agarwal, Alpha Blue Ocean

January 27, 2022

The estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen expands its investment management group, Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal gets into agritech and family office Alpha Blue Ocean signs a new financing agreement.

Paul Allen’s family office expands its investment management group

Vulcan Inc., the family office of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has expanded and renamed its investment management group.

Vulcan Capital has been retitled Cercano Management and is positioned as a public markets, private equity, private credit and real estate investment-advisory firm to ultra high net worth individuals, with managed assets totaling $7.7 billion.

FB Roundup: Joel Glazer, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates

May 10, 2021

Manchester United owner Joel Glazer promises angry fans investment and consultation, Warren Buffett’s heir apparent is deal-maker Greg Abel, Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce but continue charitable foundation.

Manchester United owner Joel Glazer promises angry fans investment and consultation

Apologetic co-chairman Joel Glazer has sought to reassure Manchester United fans he and his US billionaire family “care deeply” about the English Premier League football club they own and pledge greater investment and fan consultation.

Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies aged 65

October 19, 2018

Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist and head of the Allen family office Vulcan, has died aged 65.

Vulcan, which managed his business and philanthropic interests, said in a statement he died in Seattle from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, only two weeks after Allen announced he was being treated for the disease.

Allen was among the world’s wealthiest individuals and, at the time of his death, ranked 44th on Forbes 2018 list of billionaires with an estimated net worth of more than $20 billion.