Portrait of Manuel Lao Hernández & family

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Manuel Lao Hernández & family

Net worth $2.1B

Casinos · Spain

Born
Jun 10, 1944
Age
81
Source
Casinos
Residence
Matadepera
Citizenship
Spain
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Manuel Lao Hernandez founded Cirsa, a multinational casino company. He sold it to Blackstone for an estimated $2.6 billion (including debt) in 2018.
  • He started the business in 1978 and expanded it to nine countries in Latin America and Europe. He still owns Cirsa's Argentina operations.
  • His three children all worked for the family business, which was based just outside of Barcelona.
  • Today, through his Nortia investment firm, Lao Hernandez has interests in infrastructure, real estate and leisure and entertainment.
  • As a hobby, Lao Hernandez grows bonsai trees.
  • He has a foundation named after him that has organized a poker tournament in which people with disabilities compete to have a wish fulfilled.

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