Dragan Šolak is a Serbian billionaire, businessman and media mogul. He is the founder and erstwhile majority owner of the United Group media house. Šolak founded United Group back in 2000. Initially starting out as just a small cable operator in central Serbia, the company is one of the dominant media companies in the Balkans, providing broadband, mobile and TV services in eight countries. He holds the position of Chairman of advisory board and retains 33% share in the entity. In early 2022, he became the owner of Premier League club

Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club () is an English professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, which competes in the . Their home ground since 2001 has been St Mary's Stadium, before which they were based at The Dell. The club play in ...

, as the lead investor in

Sport Republic Sport Republic is a London based sports investment firm founded by Rasmus Ankersen and Henrik Kraft and financed by lead investor Dragan Šolak. The firm currently holds an 80% stake in the EFL Championship club Southampton. On 19 August 20 ...

, which bought 80% of the shares in Southampton from the Chinese businessman Gao Jisheng for about £100m. His net worth as was estimated at 1.22 billion Euros, and as of 2021 was understood to be the richest man in Serbia.

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Dragan Solak
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