Portrait of Ioannis Papalekas

Rank #1684

Ioannis Papalekas

Net worth $2.5B

Real estate · Greece

Born
May 01, 1976
Age
50
Source
Real estate
Residence
Nicosia
Citizenship
Greece
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Ioannis Papalekas is a Greek real estate investor and the largest shareholder of publicly traded investment conglomerate Yoda Group.
  • Yoda invests in shipping, healthcare, technology and real estate in Cyprus and Greece.
  • He founded Yoda as a private investment firm in 2019 and took it public on the Cyprus Stock Exchange in 2022; he owns 66% of the shares.
  • Prior to starting Yoda, he founded office real estate firm Globalworth and took it public on the London Stock Exchange in 2013.
  • He sold his 13.5% stake in Globalworth, which owns offices in central Europe, for $315 million in early 2020.
  • Before starting Globalworth, he developed commercial real estate in Romania, achieving a 175% rate of return for himself and his investors.

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