The flamboyant Vijay Mallya, chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, had an eventful year. Apart from buying out Air Deccan and now moving ahead to merge it with Kingfisher Airlines, Mallya had another reason to be proud: His United Spirits acquired Scottish beverage maker Whyte and Mackay for $1.2 billion.
In September, he also bought a major stake in Epic Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturing company.
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Mallya also acquired the Spyker F1 team for 88 million euros (Rs 498 crore/Rs 4.98 billion). Spyker F1 will be rechristened Force India F1 soon. Having bought a Formula 1 racing team, he now plans to launch the Indian Grand Prix and preparations are on to have the country's first F1 racing track in New Delhi soon.
Also, this year, Mallya's personal net worth crossed the $1.5 billion mark, making him one of the richest men around.
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