The gardener will be able to receive about 40 million euros per year from dividends alone.
Billionaire Nicolas Puech, heir to the legendary fashion house Hermès , recently stunned the world by announcing his intention to legally adopt his former gardener and leave him his $11 billion fortune.
The Swiss newspaper Tribune de Geneve writes about this.
80-year-old Puech, who is unmarried and has no children, is on Switzerland's rich list, with an estimated net worth of $10.3 billion to $11.4 billion. Despite falling out with his famous family following the 2014 takeover of a significant stake in Hermès by rival luxury conglomerate LVMH, Puech still owns a significant stake in the $220 billion company. His decision to leave it all to his former gardener and family man led to controversy. The unnamed gardener, who comes from a “modest Moroccan family”, is said to be married to a Spanish woman and has two children of his own.
Nicolas initiated legal proceedings to adopt his former gardener, noting that adopting an adult, which is very rare in Switzerland, is much more difficult than adopting a minor. Obviously, such an adoption requires the adoptee to have previous relationships when he was a minor, which can be difficult to prove.
If the 51-year-old gardener ends up becoming the billionaire's sole heir, he will inherit “at least half” of the fortune, which includes a 5.7 percent stake in Hermès, as well as significant properties in Marrakech, Morocco and Montreux. Switzerland. According to data published by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, it will be able to collect about €40 million a year from dividends alone.
Recall that the eccentric millionaire died after many years of seclusion. He lived most of his life alone.
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