Alberto Palatchi

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Alberto Palatchi (born 1949/1950) is a Spanish billionaire businessman, and the former owner of the wedding dress company Pronovias.

Career

In 1964, Palatchi inherited a store from his parents. He grew the business into Pronovias, one of the largest wedding dress companies in the world.

In October 2017, Palatchi sold 90% of wedding dress company Pronovias, founded by his father in 1922, to British private equity firm BC Partners, for an estimated US$550–655 million.

As of March 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.1 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2018/03/06/meet-the-worlds-259-newest-billionaires-francois-bettencourt-meyers-lynsi-snyder/|title=Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires|first=Chase|last=Peterson-Withorn|date=|website=forbes.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}

Personal life

He was married to Susana Gallardo, who is now married to Manuel Valls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/susana_gallardo|title=Susana Gallardo - La biographie de Susana Gallardo avec Gala.fr|last=Média|first=Prisma|date=|website=Gala.fr|language=french|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-25}} According to Forbes he is "separated", with three children, and lives in Madrid, Spain.

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