Indian tycoon's $68b wealth wipeout in 6 days has few parallels
The Straits Times|February 04, 2023
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has seen US$52 billion (S$68 billion) erased from his personal fortune in the span of just six trading days - a downfall so spectacular that it defies just about every historical comparison.
Indian tycoon's $68b wealth wipeout in 6 days has few parallels

He is not quite like one-time crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried or Archegos Capital Management's Bill Hwang, who went from tens of billions to nothing in a flash as their leveraged trades imploded. After all, even after a share price collapse in the wake of Hindenburg Research's short-seller report, Mr Adani oversees a sprawling conglomerate that builds capital-intensive infrastructure, such as ports and airports, in line with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development goals.

His wealth drop is far bigger than that of Brazil's Mr Eike Batista, who similarly used his commodities empire to build national infrastructure like shipyards and ports with support from the government. It took Mr Batista about a year to lose his entire US$35 billion fortune, becoming known as the first "negative billionaire".

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