Sold to Bank of America in 2005 for $35 billion in cash and stock. Marriott International Dropped out of college to flip burgers. Made first fortune with investment in timberland. "Ned" joined firm as an analyst 1957, president 15 years later. Tied the knot in February with longtime girlfriend, art consultant Gabrielle de Heinrich Sacconaghi. Sales up 30% last year to $2.7 billion. Delegated day-to-day operations to others to focus on medical research; D.E. Donated $40 million to create the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Donated $1 million to New York chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation in June. Best assets: pro football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, soccer behemoth Manchester United, 7 million square feet of retail space. Pioneered big-box-store concept: stacked inventory on sales floor, let customers touch merchandise. U. of Texas dropout sorted mail at famed William Morris Agency. Today his Oak Hill Capital private equity firm manages $23 billion. His father, Stanley Eugene (d. 1992), created one of first commercial airlines in U.S.; it went bankrupt. High school dropout drafted by Army 1943, moved to Detroit after WWII. Dropped out of U. of Kentucky to follow passion; flew Pan Am planes for 10 years. Cofounded electronic design automation company Daisy Systems early 1980s, then joined Andy von Bechtolsheim, Scott McNealy, Bill Joy to form Sun Microsystems. Marquett Burton is CEO and cofounder of Fletch; a college retention app that empowers students to invite any classmate to a study group with just 3 taps on their phone or get quick answers around the clock. Today more than one million people use it as primary or secondary source of income. Now polishing 3-D digital cinema technology. Affable buyout maven putting the money men of The Forbes 400 to work. With brother James opened chain of general stores in Bentonville, Ark. Sports car junkie funds Team Menard at Indy 500 each year; sponsors Nascar's Dale Earnhardt Jr. "Len" immigrated to U.S. from former Soviet Union 1978 at age 21; arrived penniless. Renowned for frugality, reduced ownership for estate planning 1995; family owns 49%. Great grandfather (d. 1932) moved from Philadelphia to Chicago to sell soap; offered baking powder as incentive. Semel quit under fire this year. for $17.1 billion with Texas Pacific Group. Estimated sales: $7 billion. First in family to graduate from college; joined Air Force, piloted O-2 Skymasters in Vietnam. , spent time in product management, personnel; ran manufacturing section and surgical instruments division. With professional development offices already established in Chicago, St. Louis, Puerto Rico and South Korea, Burton sees potential in Springfield and hopes to further the companys presence in the community. Assets under management: $28 billion. Family escaped Soviet Union after revolution, settled in Iran. Sits on board of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Concerns: sustainable development, higher education, medical research. Nicholas unexpectedly quit as CEO in 2003. Son "Stub" took over 1981, built direct-satellite TV biz with U.S. Satellite Broadcasting. Mom, Helen, passed away April; matriarch's fortune to pass to charity over next few years. Donates money to hometown of Beloit, Wis. in effort to help improve city's economic infrastructure, bring in new jobs. As a University of CaliforniaBerkley graduate, Burton remembered his owncollege experience and saw the correlation between a students attendance and his success. Minnesota farm boy paid way through college working at a print shop; persuaded owner to sell for $2 million over 10 years. Wharton grad left father's buyout business in his 30s; bought $1.9 million stake in jewelry distributor Cohen-Hatfield 1978. Family trust believed to now exceed $10 billion in assets. New rival to business network CNBC debuts Oct. 15. Last year raised $5 billion on Amsterdam Stock Exchange for publicly traded limited partnership investing in western Europe. Recently purchased Virgin Megastores North America from British billionaire Richard Branson. Took public 1988, grew fast with direct-sales model. "Meg" steered company through Internet boom, then bust, by sticking with loyal trading communities and original goal: "create an environment in which ordinary people could be successful." Founded J.C. Sold electronics for father's distribution company after high school. Hedge fund guru grew up in Raleigh, N.C.; father worked in real estate. In 2011, as a Baltimore Mayoral Fellow he acted as the liaison between the CEO of Baltimore City Schools and the Mayors Office.[9]. In August his 20-year crush culminates in deal to buy Wall Street Journal, parent Dow Jones. He began his teaching career at Booker T. Washington Middle School where he taught 6th . Campbell Soup Founded investment research firm Morningstar with $80,000 in 1984; cultivated quarterly publication into analysis giant famous for its 5-star ratings. Best asset: YES Network. Son Bill owns movie production outfit River Road Entertainment; recent flicks include Brokeback Mountain, Fur. Son Mark runs company's finances. Today's episode will mainly focus on what you need to become a high-value man in 2021, a trait that EVERY man should aspire to become.#MarquettBurton #Freshfit #freshandfit #freshfit #Freshnfit #freshnfit #FreshandfitPodcast #freshandfitpodcastOur Goal is to help men navigate women, finances, and fitness. Winning strategy: use junk bonds to buy underperforming companies, rework balance sheets, sell for profit. Founded asset management firm trust Company of the West 1971. Home Depot Recently opened new Canadian office run by refugees of Amaranth, the trading outfit bankrupted by $6 billion losing bet on natural gas last fall. Wachovia Extending ad business into TV, cell phones, various online venues; bought Web video portal YouTube for $1.65 billion last year; recently partnered with EchoStar, LG Electronics, Salesforce.com. Lost No. Pressing on Carnival Launched cable biz with $1,500 in 1956: built 5-channel system in Liberty, N.Y. The Yang became chief executive for first time in June. With wife, Agnes, started Electronics Boutique retail chain 1977; first mall kiosk sold calculators, digital watches. Bought out dad 1963; company later became American Ship Building. Produced plenty of oil and gas, lots of debt. Raising cash for a new futures-oriented fund that will go live in October. Sold pro hockey's St. Louis Blues last year. Founded Cofounded SAS Institute 1976, now believed to be largest privately held software maker in the world; massive databases, customer analysis, business intelligence. Paid $39 billion for Sam Zell's (see) Equity Office Properties in February, then agreed to buy Hilton Hotels for $26 billion in July. Next big idea: green tech. Last year persuaded Emigrated from Korea to U.S. 1955, started Amkor Electronics 1968 as U.S. sales and design partner of father H.S. Partnering with Google to better focus ads: E-Trade targets stock traders by demographics and region; company pays only when a viewer watches a spot. Pulled off one of the greatest corporate comebacks in history with 2005 merger of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck. Settled for $1 billion. Cadbury Schweppes Herb came aboard 1962. Keeps aviation skills honed flying his Marchetti jets. Sales: $4.4 billion. Best revenge: One year later he buys Pixar graphics startup from Star Wars creator George Lucas (see) for $10 million. Expanded 5-person operation into vast billboard and real estate empire. Joined Bell Labs, then 1:10:4714. U. of Michigan dropout made first fortune in shopping malls. Enjoys badminton. Goodnight owns two-thirds, Sall the rest. Founded Colony Capital 1991, bought up bad real estate loans from fledgling S&Ls. Later studied Islamic law in Cairo; speaks several languages. Jazz musician's son executed first trade at age 12. Not bad for a college prof: Got his start teaching at Stanford. Took control of Loews Theatres 1959; varied interests now include watches (Bulova), tobacco (Lorillard), oil drilling (Diamond Offshore), natural gas pipelines (Boardwalk). Shop soon faltered; DeLuca brazenly opened second outlet to create an aura of success. Vowed to retire in 2005, can't walk away. Sold billboard division to Chancellor Media Corp. for $960 million 1998. Mormon missionary in New England, then Upjohn salesman 1946. Son, Ross Jr., runs Dallas real estate firm Hillwood. Chesapeake Energy With family controls Fidelity Investments, America's largest mutual fund company. Ardent Democratic benefactor for Hillary Clinton. Today more than 300 stores in Texas and Mexico. Backed by boss, took 50% pay cut to start own car-leasing business; offered rentals as temporary replacements for stolen, wrecked cars. Plans to build a second tower. Estimated sales: $5 billion. Today his shares are worth $1.3 billion. Negotiations with bankrupt auto parts company Delphi Corp. continue; seeking bigger stake in company in exchange for advice, much-needed cash. Environmentalist Sam sent kids to alma mater, Cornell, before joining family business. Still actively trades. In 2015, Burton volunteered as a speaker in the Irish Impact Social Entrepreneurship Conference. Owns stake in money management firm Fremont Group. Duo runs Simon Property Group; REIT owns or operates nearly 260 million square feet of leasable space at 380 properties in North America, Europe and Asia. Sold to Abbott Labs for $4.2 billion last November; added $700 million to fortune. For the first time since 1989 there isn't a Walton in Top 10 of The Forbes 400; Wal-Mart shares flat over past 12 months as bigger gainers passed by famously secretive children and daughter-in-law of Sam Walton (d. 1992). Sold 106-acre spread in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for $19 million. After attending UC Berkley and John Hopkins University and working for a collection of tech companies (now the CEO of Fletch), Marquett has wisdom every man should listen to. Son Michael charged with stealing $3,000 worth of fishing equipment in Connecticut last summer. Corporate lawyer joined father's Tana Oil & Gas 1980; merged production properties with Texaco (now With Stephen Schwarzman and Hamilton James (see both) took their investment house Blackstone public in June; shares down 30% since. Son, Robert, now in charge. Dartmouth grad earned law degree from Southern Methodist U. Founded Mesa Petroleum 1956 with $2,500. Took over textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965. Sold minority stake in Hyatt to private equity firm Madrone Capital (owned by the Walton heirs) and Goldman Sachs for $1 billion in August. Family controls 40%. Paid off debt early, built Taylor Corp. on invitations, stationery, books. Father, Edward II, founded Fidelity Management & Research Co. 1946; phenomenal stock picker. Once owned 25% stake in company; has sold large chunks of shares over time. Gives staff stock options anyway. Sold off controlling stake in art auctioneer 2005. Longtime critic of efforts to repeal estate tax; says wealth should not pass exclusively to members of "lucky sperm club." Rising oil prices squeezed profits; forced to give up 49% of firm to settle debts with creditors. Has fun: rock 'n' roll museum in Seattle, basketball's Portland Trail Blazers, football's Seattle Seahawks, 413-foot yacht. Company's new operating system, Vista, debuted in January to mixed reviews; shares up 12% in past year. pritzker (d. 1986), who, with sons Jay (d. 1999) and Robert, created industrial conglomerate Marmon (sales: $7 billion) and hotel chain Hyatt (735 hotels worldwide). Requested Son of Brooklyn developer borrowed heavily, built big, lived large, became a billionaire during 1980s. Marquett continued on to complete his bachelor's in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Took public in 1986, a day before Microsoft. buy back stock, split company into 4 individual parts 2005; media firm repurchased $20 billion in shares but never split. Renaming company Icahn Enterprises; shares up 140% over past 12 months. Studied finance at Long Island U., went to work in commodities division of Merrill Lynch 1972. Owns vineyards in New Zealand. Sales: $520 million. Bought LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico Sprint Nextel Adopted by working-class couple, drops out of Reed College, founds Apple in proverbial garage. Plans to spin off DirecTV with public offering of Liberty Entertainment. Failed to buy Tribune newspaper company with fellow Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad (see); advised Dow Jones' union during company's negotiations with Rupert Murdoch (see) over sale of Wall Street Journal, other assets to News Corp. Close friend of Bill Clinton; former president now a Yucaipa adviser, has a bedroom at Burkle's Beverly Hills mansion. Long-running fraternal feud over deal settled 2001. Delusions of Tinseltown grandeur: invests in film firms Crescent Drive Pictures, 360 Pictures; executive producer of starlet Retired 1998, still chairman Family's shares of BofA now worth $2.6 billion. Joined Army at 18; fought in Italy, France and Germany during World War II. I feel like the Last One Documentary PREVIEW | @MarquettDavon Part 1 OF 3 Series Mulling chance to sell shares on a private Goldman Sachs exchange, extract more cash. Marine in Vietnam, then worked as crop-dusting pilot. Moved beyond auctions; today company owns Shopping.com, Web-phone outfit Skype. Art collector founded 13,000-square-foot museum devoted to Georgia O'Keeffe 1997; houses 1,149 paintings, drawings, sculptures. Shares soared 145% in past year. in 1979, Took public 7 years later. Became sole owner 1996. Union Pacific His creation sells a million units in 10 weeks at $600; instant $200 price cut riles disciples. Hobbies: reading newspapers, donating to educational causes. Also Latin America: developing $3 billion worth of properties across 15 projects in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico. Oracle PepsiCo Older brother Melvin (see) left native Brooklyn for Midwest, ended up in Army. Company incrementally acquired by French bank Socit Gnrale. Left to study chemical engineering at Auburn U. Son of radio station entrepreneur spent early years spinning records. Expanded into Yellowstone Club World; today memberships start at $1.5 million. Revlon Shopping mall mogul father bought Notre Dame grad pro football's San Francisco 49ers in 1977; team won 4 Super Bowls between 1982 and 1990. Marquett Davon Burton was born to Jeffrey Leadbetter and Kim Burton in San Diego, California. Now building expansion Encore. Lifetime charitable donations approaching $1 billion. Son of Koch Industries founder Fred C. Koch (d. 1967), MIT grad who invented method of refining gasoline from heavy oil. Flew surplus Air Force planes across Atlantic after war before building charter flights company Trans International Airlines; sold for $104 million profit 1966. , took public 1995. Other hits: Burger King, J. Focused on developing office and residential properties in New York City. His Tiger Foundation has donated $58 million to fight New York City poverty. Today Kinray's highly automated operation supplies more than 3,000 independent pharmacies in 8 northeastern states. BOK Financial Today owns, manages 22 companies with combined sales exceeding $8 billion. Increased demand for prime office space, rising rents pushing up profits as tech companies expand. Collects Aboriginal art. Bet became Owns 25% of Omaha Royals minor league baseball team. Vying for baseball's Chicago Cubs. Has donated more than $100 million to Stanford U.; gave $65 million to National Air & Space Museum. Other investments: NIBC (Netherlands bank), Lost potential customers with confusing signs: people thought "Private Storage" meant closed to general public. Taubman Centers Met partner, Stephen Ross (see); cofounded Related Group of Florida 1979. HCA founder took nation's largest hospital operator private with Bain Capital, KKR and Merrill Lynch last November. Owns stakes in in 2000 for $2.3 billion. in 2002 for $6 billion. Only child, William (d. 1951), assumed control in 1887, built nation's largest newspaper chain via sensational "yellow" journalism. Then gave $600 million in stock to his 6 kids. Sold 1960s; built New York real estate empire with profits. Grandchild of publishing legend William Randolph Hearst. Mulling move to health-food products in response to national witch hunt on trans fats. Australia-born, U.S.-naturalized tabloid titan pays too much, then makes it work. Worked for Netscape, Amazon before creating venture firm Sherpalo in 2000. Jim: oversees family banking business. Company developed innovative freezing process 1950s. Handed off day-to-day operations to sons Robert and Jonathan; Robert recently stepped down as chief investment officer. Academy of Hair Designs Linda Daugherty, Chair of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerces Small Business Council, shares tips to 417-lander Seth Harrell has a masters degree in a unique field: foresight. Now controls Internet mlange IAC/InterActiveCorp: 60 brands including Ask.com, Citysearch, Gifts.com, iNest, Evite, CollegeHumor, RealEstate.com, Ticketmaster, LendingTree.com. Maybe Rupert Murdoch (see) should buy it. Nephew of entertainment pioneer Walt Disney started as a film editor. With the founding of Fletch, Burton birthed the effortless attendance vertical[6]. Later had buyer's remorse; sued duo for larger sum, eventually settled. , Jaguar. Back in the game: new sports agency represents quarterback Troy Smith, last year's Heisman Trophy winner. Says he won't run for President. Owns homes in Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Santa Fe. Constructing new lumberyards across the Sunbelt. Acquired one-third of massive Madden Deep natural gas field in Wyoming 1972; field grosses at least $2 million a day. Son of Nebraska politician delivered newspapers as a boy. Invested in Broadway plays, then baseball. Edgar Sr. took over U.S. operations, brother Charles ran business in Canada. Former U.S. ambassador to Spain raising money for John McCain's presidential run; enjoys sailing, skiing, hunting. Became chief executive 1979. Tell-all account of prison experience, Threshold Resistance, was released this April. Regional cable channel rumored to be mulling public offering; could fetch more than $3 billion. For the first time since 1989 there isn't a Walton in Top 10 of The Forbes 400; Wal-Mart shares flat over past 12 months as bigger gainers passed by famously secretive children and daughter-in-law of Sam Walton (d. 1992). His original $270 million bet paid back more than 3-fold; made $970 million including fees. Profits dwindling; shares still up 60% since November. Sold just under 10% stake to Chinese government weeks before the offering. Electronic Arts Founded Ivax the following year; sold drug giant to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $7.6 billion in 2005. Went to work for Michael Marcus at Commodities Corp. Raised $25 billion for institutional fund RIEF last year; so far performing below expectations. Sent stick of gum to every person in U.S. phone book 1915. , Marquette Financial. . Family controls 40%. WSJ adds class to News mass: New York Post, Fox film, broadcast and cable channels. I just needed a place to put all the money I was making." Google's 12th employee built a fortune that started with a game of ping-pong. Harvard Business School grad became friends with Warren Buffett (see) in 1962. Firm has raised, invested $27 billion across 6 private equity funds. Sales now $1.8 billion. Enstar Group in high school, on early videotape recording system. Transformed from Hollywood mogul to Internet maven in past decade. Sales: $13 billion. Contrarian investor Larry known for his bearish pessimism. Conseco Current Address:QQLD Rexmere Rd, Baltimore, MD. Sold both properties to Then Lehman. Founded pilot training academy FlightSafety International 1951. Now lords over natural gas transporter Southern Union; with family, owns stake worth $525 million. Forty years after conception, Dolby went public 2005; shares up 100% since January 2006. Raised by grandmother: "Do the best you can every day." Sold online classifieds site StumbleUpon.com to Ebay this year; owns similar Indian site Naukri.com. Famously signed Alex Rodriguez to 10-year, $252 million contract, traded to New York Yankees 2 years later; team still paying some of third baseman's salary. Same month closed deal to buy controlling stake (with partners) in A. Jerrold Perenchio's (see) Spanish-language broadcaster, Univision, for $13.7 billion. Duo formed Broadcom 1991 using Nicholas' spare bedroom to design high-speed telecom chips. Son of cable investor John Elroy McCaw. Wal-Mart chairman spent 9 months in jail on price-fixing charges in 2004. Took over 1969; expanded into real estate, banking, derivatives. Today backs Indian, U.S. tech outfits: 24/7 Customer, Nickname: "The Abominable No-Man." Sales exceed $20 billion; company booked $25 billion in new contracts last year. Assets: $15 billion. Lost hundreds of millions with ill-timed investments in former Soviet Union 1996. Has earmarked hundreds of millions to charity. Staples With wife, donated $16 million for a new stem-cell lab at UCSF. Native Canadian founded American Assets financial services and real estate firm 1966. Marilyn runs company; Barbara administers family foundation. This year took company private for $22 billion with management and investors; deal backed by Goldman Sachs and Fayez Sarofim (see). Porsche In August 2020, he launched his best selling book The Black Box, covering his journey to success. Marquett Burton Tech Executive Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3K followers 500+ connections Join to view profile Fletch The Johns Hopkins University Company Website Contact Marquett for. Early goal: put "a computer on every desk and in every home." Opened first Bath & Body Works 1990. Company remains under family control; stock up 250% since 2003. Sold land at busy intersections to oil companies to set up gas stations. Has yet to find a home for $100 million he is required to donate as part of an insider trading suit settlement. Today firm owns 372 gas stations, Pennsylvania refinery. Now owns 12 million square feet of office space in New York, developing 2 new office buildings in Midtown. Sold stake in one of his buyout firms to Amvescap for $375 million last year. Signed exclusive deal with Wimbledon to dress umpires, ballpersons in French navy RLX Tennis duds; last year was first time umps didn't sport green in tennis tourney's 129-year history. Bearded baron of Chicago real estate now writing headlines. Construction worker's son built computer from scratch as teenager; invented an unbeatable tic-tac-toe game that won him a scholarship to MIT. Reward and punishment occur during life. Founded, sold aerospace companies Spectrolab, Heliotek 1960s. Irwin has sold 13.5 million shares in past two years. Marquett L Burton, Age 35. aka Marquett D Burton, Marquette Davon Burton, Burton Marquette. CBS Served in South Pacific during WWII. Daughter, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle, is president of charitable Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation. Last year came allegations he used illicit drugs and prostitutes to lure customers, in lawsuit filed in L.A. County, Calif. court by ex-bodyguard over back pay, recalling a 2002 suit threatened by a contractor who alleged he built secret lairs at Nicholas home in Newport Beach and cited his "manic obsession with prostitutes" and "addiction to cocaine and Ecstasy." Founded Industrial Light & Magic special-effects shop in 1975; now handles trickery for myriad blockbusters (Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean). Brother Howard runs family foundation. Cofounded Kaufman & Broad with $25,000 borrowed from his in-laws; became one of nation's largest affordable home builders, focusing on homes for parents of baby boomers. Frequent panelist on Sunday morning chatfest The McLaughlin Group. Plan to pass control of empire to Jay's son Tom, cousin Nick (see) and niece Penny (see) collapsed in 2001; family agreed to split empire 11 ways, drawing lawsuit by Robert's 2 youngest children, Matthew and Liesel. Great-grandson of Richard Beatty Mellon, heir to T. Mellon & Sons banking fortune; bank itself no longer in family hands. Widow of Samuel Curtis Johnson (d. 2004), great-grandson of salesman who founded floor wax company 1886. Gave another $70 million to convert the Homestake gold mine in South Dakota's Collection of European cars was on display at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: Bugatti, Bentley, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, rose to 4th-biggest player, shipped in Holstein-cow-patterned boxes in homage to origins. 417-883-7417 | Later spent days managing TG&Y discount store, nights making wooden frames in garage with wife. Donates heavily to Democrats, Mayo Clinic, Jewish causes. Filo runs tech. Made fortune building massive shopping malls in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.: Tysons Corner Center, Tysons II, Wheaton Plaza, Landover Mall, Dulles Town Center, White Flint. Moving down on The Forbes 400 via philanthropy: donated $100 million to U. of Colorado's medical campus, pledged $500 million in Qwest shares to Anschutz Foundation. Email Address: m GWCP @earthlink.net +1 email. Tome focused on improving overnight delivery services using integrated network of planes and trucks. . Sold to General Motors 22 years later for $2.5 billion. Firm's $1.4 billion investment arm has dumped $350 million into China; funding $100 million venture capital fund in Korea, $150 million fund in eastern Europe. Davis foresaw rise of athletic shoe popularity, bought company on day of Boston Marathon 1972. Joined Berkshire board of directors in 2003. Donates to doctors looking for cures for prostate and breast cancers, melanoma, Alzheimer's, diabetes, leukemia, AIDS. Helped father, Curly, operate a small lumber mill 1940s. Fourth-generation head of engineering behemoth Bechtel Group; company built Hoover Dam, Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Channel Tunnel. 1 distinct work Similar authors. Gained reputation for buying into troubled companies, forcing management to improve, restructure, buy back stock; scores in 1980s with Texaco, USX. Spent 20 frustrating months fighting to reshape Republican sits on U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. Bought used garbage truck in 1962; discovered the power of repeat customers. Following his bachelors, Marquett joined Teach For Americas Baltimore corp. But I won't be here." Founded Cary Academy 1996; school emphasizes technology. ; stock up 70% since public offering September 2006. New Balance Arch Co. founded in 1906 to correct orthopedic foot problems. Unveiled $1.2 billion Wynn Macau casino resort last year; complex features 600 hotel rooms, 4 restaurants. Served as Ambassador to the Court of St. James under Nixon. Marquett Burton embodies the high-value life. With siblings inherited Getty Oil from father, J. Paul Getty Sr. (d. 1976). Nanogenarian still drives himself to work each morning. Sold classic drip painting by Jackson Pollock for $140 million in November, largest sum ever paid for single piece. Sold out to WorldCom for $1.3 billion. (All in the Family), formed Embassy Communications; sold programming interests to Coca-Cola for $485 million 1985. 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