Dermot Desmond
$2.12B
as of 02/18/25
About Dermot Desmond
Dermot Desmond started his career in finance at Citibank, and later worked for the Investment Bank of Ireland and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In 1981 he founded NCB Stockbrokers, which became Ireland's largest independent brokerage; he sold it for $39 million in 1994.
With the proceeds, Desmond started his own private equity firm, International Investment & Underwriting.
IIU now has stakes in travel software firm Datalex, Mountain Province Diamonds, Barchester Healthcare and Glasgow soccer club Celtic PLC.
Personal stats
Citizenship
IrelandSource of wealth
FinanceResidence
Dublin, IrelandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
07/01/50 (age 74)Number of children
4Self-made
self-madeDermot Desmond’s fortune is worth
35K
troy ounces of gold
33K
median U.S. household
21K
median U.S. income
0.042%
U.S. credit card volume
0.008%
GDP of the United States
0.006%
United States debt
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An avid golfer, he's known as "The Kaiser" for his distinctive mustache.
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Financial assets
US OTC | AGACF-US
African Gold Acqusition Corp.LONDON | CCP-GB
Celtic PLCEURONEXT DUBLIN | DLE-IE
Datalex PLCTORONTO | MPVD-CA
Mountain Province DiamondsImages © Forbes.com. All rights reserved.