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Alan Bond comments

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(now 74 years old)

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Alan Bond is a notorious Australian businessman famous for high-profile business ventures, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history, and for which he was convicted of fraud and sent to jail.

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  • 1959
    formed what was to be Bond Corporation
    1 !
  • 1978
    named as Australian of the Year for bankrolling attempts to win the America's Cup
    4 !
  • 1983
    won the America's Cup
    2 !
  • 1987
    bought Australia-wide Nine television network from Kerry Packer for AUD$1 billion
    6 !
  • 1987
    purchased Vincent Van Gogh's painting Irises for $54 million, a world record for a single painting
    3 !
  • 1987
    refused to pay for Vincent Van Gogh's painting Irises, so it was sold to someone else
    -5 !
  • 1987
    developer of the Bond Center constructed in Hong Kong
    3 !
  • 1990
    sold the Australia-wide Nine television network back to Kerry Packer AUD$250 million
    -7 !
  • 1990
    Kerry Packer said "You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I've had mine"
    -3 !
  • 1992
    declared bankrupt with personal debts totalling AUD$1.8 billion
    -8 !
  • 1995
    family bought him out of bankruptcy by paying creditors about half a cent per dollar of debt
    3 !
  • 1997
    sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing AUD$1.2 billion from Bell Resources
    -10 !
  • 2003
    inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame
    2 !
  • 2008
    returned to BRW's "Rich 200 List" in 157th spot, with an estimated wealth of $265 million
    2 !

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