Radovan Vítek
Vitek: Two Boats, Built to Run — and 19 Banks on Notice
Two Czech partners say Vítek took €320 million. A Cyprus court froze half a billion. Goldman Sachs was told. Nobody in America has moved.
Radovan Vítek's €188 Million Took a Trip and Came Back Home
€188 million passed through six shell companies in one day and ended in Radovan Vítek's personal account. Luxembourg's fine: €12,500.
MOTHER LODE: €330M Ran Through Vítek's Mom
Benko went to prison for €300,000 moved to his mother. A €330 million portfolio ran through Vítek's. Nothing has happened yet.
CZECH, PLEASE: Vitek Hid the Payout He Owed for 3 Years
A Manhattan fund predicted exactly how Radovan Vítek would strip ORCO. All three predictions came true within 30 months. The regulator later agreed.
Vítek’s $7.2B Question: Where Did the Money Come From?
A Luxembourg regulator found Radovan Vítek took control of ORCO in secret. He never made the buyout offer. He's never been charged.
The French Village That Billionaire Vitek Could Not Buy
A Czech billionaire built a secret 14,000 sq ft palace in France's prettiest village on a permit for a farmhouse. Now a court says tear it down.
Bonnie Tyler Is Out Of Her Coma But Still In Intensive Care In Portugal
Bonnie Tyler's family posted an update on her condition Monday that gave fans their first genuine reason for hope since the Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was rushed into emergency surgery in…
Forbes Says Vítek Is Worth $7.2 Billion. The Numbers Say Otherwise
His Forbes-reported net worth is $7.1 billion, making him the 542nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes, and 6th richest in his native Czech Republic.
Radovan Vítek: Is the Billionaire Broke?
This is the latest in a continuing series on Radovan Vítek and his real estate company, CPI Property Group. CPI Property Group answers to one man. He controls the board, and the managers. He controls…
Was Radovan Vítek’s €52 Million Payment to His Son a Crime?
Czech billionaire Radovan Vítek is the majority stockholder of CPI Property Group, a debt-heavy European real estate conglomerate that borrowed billions from institutional investors while enriching…
How Radovan Vítek Bought a Yacht With Bondholders’ Money
This is the latest installment in a continuing series on Czech billionaire Radovan Vítek and the financial structure of his publicly traded real estate empire, CPI Property Group. I have been…
Inside Vítek’s CPI: A Czech Billionaire’s House of Cards
Two Czech businessmen — Marek Čmejla and Jiří Diviš — placed their trust, and a great deal of money, in a real estate operator named Radovan Vítek. Vítek ran the company. They called it a “parity…
Radovan Vítek: The Man Forbes Calls Self-Made
Forbes puts his worth at $7 billion. That ranks him 525th in the world. They call him self-made.
Germany’s Mark Branson Promised to “Step on Toes” — But Not Radovan Vítek’s
The Promise
Czech Magnate Living in Ringo Starr’s Mansion Allegedly Built €20 Billion Fortune Looting American Pension Funds, and Using His Own Mother as a Shell Company Owner
There are some0 in the media and in politics who are asking, during “Davos” in the Swiss Alps that hosts the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting every January, will Radovan Vitek, the man whom…
Radovan Vitek’s Rise Was No Miracle — It Was a Shell Game
A New Test for BaFin
The Man Who Mined Paper: Inside Radovan Vitek’s Empire of Mirrors
The Croesus of Luxembourg
Czech Billionaire Radovan Vitek Faces New Scrutiny Over Secrecy, Lawsuits, and Silence
The Question