#8. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing – £8.8 billion
Source of wealth: Inheritance, Investment
The Rausing siblings are worth £8.8 billion coming mainly from inheritance and investments. They own the Swiss-based packaging group Tetra Laval, which made record high sales in 2012 of £11 billion. Their father is the co-founder of late Gad Rausing who co-founded of Tetra Pak, the biggest Swedish packaging group. This company merged with Alfa-Laval later on. Jorn is the head of the mergers and acquisitions department of Tetra. He also owns a big chunk of shares in the online retailer Ocado, which is now worth £361. The sibliings’ stake in Tetra Laval is worth £6 billion. They own £800 million from their other assets.
#7. David and Simon Reuben – £9.2 billion
Source of wealth: Property, Internet
The Reuben brothers are worth £9.2 billion mainly coming from their property and internet businesses. They own the In & Out Club in Piccadilly and they plan to transform it into one of the most expensive homes in Britain, with a price of over £200 million. Last year, the brothers made £600 million from their special dividend in the Global Switch. This telecoms data centre operator is their most important asset amounting to £5 million. The Mumbai-born brothers went into the property business in Britain after they made around £1.3 billion with the aluminum industry in Russia in the 1990s.
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