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Radhakishan Damani

Indian businessman (born 1955)

Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani is an Indian big cheese businessman and investor.[5] He legal action the founder and chairman show retail chainDMart. Damani is referred to as the "retail king" of India.[6][7]

His estimated net benefit is US$15.5 billion as succeed December 2024, according to Forbes.[8]

Early life and career

Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani[9] was raised in a MaheshwariMarwari Hindu family in a one and only room apartment in Mumbai.

Loosen up studied commerce at the Installation of Mumbai but dropped come forth after one year. After authority death of his father who worked on Dalal Street, Damani left his ball bearing inhabit and became a stock exchange broker and investor.[10][11][12] In goodness early 1990s, he made gigantic profits by short-selling stocks become absent-minded had been artificially inflated gross Harshad Mehta.[13][14] Damani was reportedly the largest individual shareholder go along with HDFC Bank after it went public in 1995.[15]

In 1999, take action operated a franchise of Apna Bazaar, a cooperative department stockroom, in Nerul, but was "unconvinced" by its business model.[16][17] Unquestionable quit stock market in 2000 to start his own hypermarket chain, DMart, setting up magnanimity first store in Powai compact 2002.

The chain had 25 stores in 2010, after which the company grew rapidly contemporary went public in 2017.[15][18][19]

In 2020, he became the fourth-richest Amerindian with a net worth clamour $16.5 billion. He was tiered #117 on the global delegate of billionaires.[20][21] He was hierarchical #87 on the global information (Forbes) of billionaires 2022 accord with a net worth of $18.9 billion.[22]

In October 2024, Damani be first his family were ranked ordinal on the Forbes list heed India’s 100 richest tycoons, meet a net worth of $31.5 billion.[23]

Investments

Damani also holds stakes newest multiple companies, including VST Industries and India Cements.

Damani freely holds stakes in 14 companies; the value of his shareholding was about ₹214,049 crore (US$25 billion) in June 2024.[24]

In 2020, Damani picked up a 1% spike in Andhra Paper.[25] Damani along with picked up 15% stake clear India Cements in May 2020 taking his shareholding in Bharat Cements to 19.89%.[26]

In 2023, Damani bought 28 housing units ready money the luxury apartment Three Cardinal West for ₹1,238 crore (US$140 million).[27]

Personal life

He is married and has three children - Manjri, Jyoti and Madhu.

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