Bill and Melinda Gates divorce: Here's how the couple will split USD 146 billion assets
The financial magazine Forbes has estimated Bill Gates is worth more than USD 100 billion.
Share
Updated: May 5, 2021, 09:54 PM IST
The mega-billionaire couple Bill and Melinda Gates, who have emerged as a philanthropy powerhouse with a foundation named after themselves, are divorcing because their 27-year marriage has "irretrievably broken".
As a married couple, Bill and Melinda Gates have spent decades amassing one of the greatest fortunes in history. Now that they are divorcing, they have to sort out that USD 146 billion.
According to US regulatory filings dated May 3, Bill Gates had created a holding company 'Cascade Investment' with his Microsoft Corp. winnings and had transferred securities worth more than USD 1.8 billion to Melinda French Gates, reported Bloomberg.