Alberto Palatchi (born 1949/1950) is a Spanish

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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

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, for an estimated US$550–655 million. As of March 2018, ''

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'' estimated his net worth at US$1.1 billion.

Personal life

He was married to Susana Gallardo, who is now married to

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. According to ''

'' he is "separated", with three children, and lives in Madrid, Spain.

References

Living people Spanish billionaires Year of birth missing (living people) Businesspeople from Madrid 21st-century Spanish businesspeople {{Spain-business-bio-stub