Vessel Profile

Mimtee

Mimtee
Photo: George Schneider

Story

This yacht, (expedition) was built in 2010 by C. R. N. SpA in Anacona.

Historical Notes

Ramble on Rose This vessel offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests with a layout comprising a master suite, one VIP cabin, three double cabins and one twin cabin. There are 12 beds in total, including 3 king, 2 doubles, 4 singles and 2 pullmans. This vessel is also capable of carrying up to 14 crew onboard. Najib Mikati is the cofounder, with his billionaire brother Taha, of Beirut-based investment firm M1 Group. Its investments include stakes in South African telecom firm MTN, fashion retailer Pepe Jeans, and real estate in New York, London and Monaco. Mikati and his brother Taha founded Investcom in 1982, selling satellite phones at the height of Lebanon's civil war.

They expanded into Africa where they built cellphone towers in Ghana, Liberia and Benin, among other countries.

In 2005, Investcom went public on the London Stock Exchange, and in 2009, South Africa's MTN bought the Mikatis' stake for $3.6 billion. Anthony Pritzker is one of the three children of billionaire Donald Pritzker, founder of the Hyatt hotel chain. As of March 2018, he is the 652nd richest person in the world, and the 219th richest in the United States

Owners & Masters

In 2010 she was owned by Najib Mikati, a Lebanese billionaire.

In 2017-2021 she was owned by Anthony Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune.

Rebuilds

She was rebuilt in 2019

References

www.forbes.com ↗ (website viewed 08/12/2021)

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