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Name	Beny Steinmetz
First Name	Beny
Last Name	Steinmetz
Occupation	Businessman
Birthday	April 2
Birth Year	1956
Place of Birth	Netanya
Home Town	Central District
Birth Country	Israel
Birth Sign	Aries
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Rubin Steinmetz, Esther Steinmetz
Siblings	Daniel Steinmetz
Spouse	Not Known
Children(s)	4

Beny Steinmetz Biography

Beny Steinmetz is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on April 2, 1956 in Netanya, Central District, Israel.

In 2007, Steinmetz and his wife Agnes founded the Agnes and Beny Steinmetz Foundation in order to unify their multiple volunteer activities under the auspices of one philanthropic organization. The Foundation is primarily engaged in financing projects in the fields of education, healthcare, and culture for young children.

Koidu Holdings, which formerly operated as a joint venture, has been wholly owned by the BSGR company since 2007.In 1997, he founded STI Ventures NV, a venture capital firm that invests in start-up companies in Israel. In 1999, he was the owner of Tucows.

Beny Steinmetz (Hebrew: בני שטיינמץ ‎; born 1956) is an Israeli businessman, with a portfolio in diamond-mining, and real estate.

Beny Steinmetz Net Worth

Net Worth: As of November 2019, Forbes estimated the net worth of Beny Steinmetz, a respected businessman, at 1.1 billion USD. His wealth has been amassed over several years through diverse investments and projects spanning the mining, energy, real estate, and diamond-mining industries. Comparable figures with similar profiles in the mining and diamond sectors also possess significant fortunes.

Career and Financial Growth: Steinmetz has built his billion-dollar fortune through various key business investments and ventures across industries and continents. His career began with diamond trade which led to his first significant venture – a diamond factory in South Africa in 1988. Over the years, he extended his business footprint to Angola, Botswana and over 25 other countries. His natural resource company, BSGR, holds enterprises in oil & gas, mining, metal, and power sectors. This complemented his other ventures into real estate and capital markets.

Source of net worth: Beny Steinmetz’s major wealth creation has been through his multiple business ventures. His key contributions in the mining industry, for instance, includes his BSGR company ensuring his place as a distinguished businessman. Notably, Steinmetz had successful partnerships with influential business personalities such as George Soros, thereby further cementing his financial stability.

Personal Projects and Ventures: Apart from his primary professional interests in mining and diamonds, Steinmetz has also demonstrated an affinity for startups. He founded STI Ventures NV, a venture capital firm that invested in budding companies in Israel. Furthermore, through his company, Scorpio, Steinmetz has focused on real estate in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Kazakhstan.

Philanthropy: Steinmetz has shown considerable philanthropic inclination, a trait shared with fellow affluent businessmen. He and his wife oversee the Agnes & Beny Steinmetz Foundation, which makes generous contributions toward education, healthcare, and cultural initiatives for young children in Israel. Steinmetz is also a major donor to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Recent Developments: Despite his considerable fortune and numerous business ventures, Steinmetz’s recent years have seen him tackle numerous challenges, including legal battles over accusations of fraud and bribery. How these confrontations resolve may significantly affect his future net worth, given the costly nature of such disputes. Recent economic trends in the mining and diamond industries could further impact his wealth, positively or negatively.

Net Worth	1.1 billion USD (2020)
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Businessman
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

In 2013 Steinmetz was accused by French newspaper Le Canard Enchaine of hiring French, Israeli and South African mercenaries to topple the government of Guinea. Steinmetz sued the newspaper for libel. In September 2018, due to the fact that the paper could not prove the authenticity of the sources it claimed to cite (the CIA and its French equivalent), the French court of appeals ruled that the newspaper defamed Steinmetz and his company. The paper and the journalist behind the article had to pay a total of 50,000 euros and publish corrections in Le Canard Enchaine as well as three other major newspapers.

In September 2014 BSGR started an international arbitration proceeding against the Republic of Guinea in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, challenging the government’s decision to revoke its mining rights. In February 2019, BSGR together with Guinean President Alpha Condé agreed to drop the pending arbitration case and all allegations of wrongdoing. As part of the agreement, BSGR would relinquish its rights to Simandou and maintain an interest in the Zogota deposit that would be developed by head of Niron Metals, Mick Davis.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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A now-defunct company, of which he was a founder and shareholder, Nikanor plc, listed in London, was acquired by Katanga Mining in 2008. With his company called Scorpio, he owns real estate in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Eastern Europe.

Who is Beny Steinmetz Dating?

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In April 2014 the Guinean government accused BSGR of obtaining the Simandou mining rights by paying bribes to the wife of then-president Lansana Conté in 2008, and that the rights would be stripped from BSGR and its partner Vale S.A.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Height	Unknown
Weight	Not Known
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
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Beny Steinmetz had been involved in a long-running dispute with the government of the Republic of Guinea surrounding the development of Simandou Blocks 1 & 2, part of one of the world’s largest iron-ore deposits. In December 2008, a three-year exploration permit to prospect for iron ore in Simandou, was awarded to BSGR Guinea, after the government of Guits to mine the northern half of Simandou, days before he died, to Steinmetz for $160 million. Steinmetz then soon sold a 51% share on to Vale for $2.5 billion.

In March 2014, the Swiss daily Le Temps reported that Beny Steinmetz had sold shares in the Steinmetz Diamond Group (SDG) to his brother Daniel. As of March 2015 BSG Capital, a subsidiary of BSGR held a 16% share in Gabriel Resources Ltd.

Facts & Trivia

Beny Ranked on the list of most popular Businessman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Beny Steinmetz celebrates birthday on April 2 of every year.

In November 2015, Rio Tinto’s RICO lawsuit against BSGR was dismissed, with U.S. District Judge Richard Berman ruling that Rio exceeded the statute of limitations when filing their claim against BSGR in 2014 and that the company failed to identify a pattern of racketeering activity by the defendants.

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