Tag : billionaire

Business Leader of the Week: Meet Jim Ratcliffe, British billionaire & part-owner of Manchester United

IFM CorrespondentApril 19, 2024April 18, 2024

by IFM CorrespondentApril 19, 2024April 18, 2024

Jim Ratcliffe's first job was with oil giant Esso, but he decided to broaden his skills in finance by studying management accounting at the London Business School...

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eBay to spin off PayPal

International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2014

Earlier this year, management decided against the separation IFM Correspondent October 1, 2014: PayPal is splitting from eBay and will become a separate and publicly traded company next year. The decision comes almost a year after billionaire investor Carl Icahn opened a proxy fight pushing for the spinoff of PayPal. “The industry landscape is changing,...