Billionaire power couple Bill Gates and Melinda Gates left everyone in deep shock when they took to Twitter on May 4 to announce their separation after remaining married for 27 years. The divorce means that Bill and Melinda Gates will now split their USD 148 billion fortune that includes private mansions, stock of public and private companies, private jets and hotel brands. Notably, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is not a part of the USD 148 billion fortune of the estanged couple. Earlier it was reported by Bloomberg that over USD 3 billion of transfers from Cascade Investment, also known as BMGI (Bill and Melinda Gates Investments) have been made to Melinda Gates. Some reports mentioned that that a prenuptial was signed by Bill Gates and Melinda, however the pair has preferred not to comment on this matter.

Source: dna June 13, 2021 05:15 UTC