Portrait of Alfredo Harp Helu & family

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Alfredo Harp Helu & family

Net worth $1.2B

Banking, investments · Mexico

Born
Mar 11, 1944
Age
82
Source
Banking, investments
Residence
Mexico City
Citizenship
Mexico
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Alfredo Harp Helú's fortune stems from Acciones y Valores de Mexico, also known as Accival, which he cofounded.
  • In 1991 Accival merged with Mexican bank Banamex to form Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival (Banacci). Harp Helú then became chairman of the group.
  • Citigroup acquired Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival for $12 billion in stock and cash in 2001, and Harp Helú joined Citigroup's board.
  • He has a minority stake in publicly-traded tile producer Internacional de Ceramica.
  • He owns two Mexican baseball teams, Los Diablos Rojos of Mexico City and Los Guerreros of Oaxaca.
  • A baseball enthusiast, he published an autobiography in 2003 titled, "To Live and Die Playing Baseball."
  • He was kidnapped in 1994 for 106 days and released, reportedly after a payment of $30 million.

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