Alberto Palatchi


Alberto Palatchi 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.

Personal life

He was married to Susana Gallardo, who is now married to Manuel Valls. According to Forbes he is "separated", with three children, and lives in Madrid, Spain.