Rank #1178
Jack Cockwell
Net worth $3.6B
Real estate, private equity · Canada
- Born
- Jan 12, 1941
- Age
- 85
- Source
- Real estate, private equity
- Residence
- Toronto, Ontario
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- A South African native and trained accountant, Jack Cockwell is a famed dealmaker in Canada.
- From the 1970s through the early 1990s he built the Bronfmans' Edper conglomerate, acquiring massive holdings in real estate, forestry and mining.
- Now known as Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's biggest money managers, he handed the reins to fellow billionaire Bruce Flatt in 2002.
- His wealth comes from a large holding in Brookfield shares, much of it in a partnership shared with other board directors and management.
- Cockwell is a member of Ryerson University's board of governors and governor of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Financial assets
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