Shaul Shani ( he, שאול שני; born c. 1955) is an Israeli businessman in the technology industry, and the owner of Swarth Group.

Early life

Shaul Shani was born circa 1955. He grew up in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa. His father worked at the

Port of Haifa The Port of Haifa ( he, נמל חיפה) is the largest of Israel's three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep-water harbor, which operates all year long, and serves both pa ...

Career

Shani started investing in the 1980s. He founded Oshap Technologies in 1982. It was listed on the NASDAQ three years later, in 1985. By 1999, he sold it to SunGard for US$210 million. He was also a co-founder of

Sapiens International Corporation Sapiens International Corporation is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, that develops computer software for the insurance industry, Sapiens' shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. As ...

and Tecnomatix, two companies listed on the NASDAQ which he later sold. He founded

Global Village Telecom Global Village Telecom (GVT) was a Brazilian telecommunications company that offers services on landline telephone, broadband for both consumer and business, Pay TV and voice over IP. GVT has been in the market since the end of 2000. GVT today op ...

, a Brazilian telecommunications company, in 1999.Secretive Israeli Billionaire Invested In Tech Before It Was Cool
''Forbes'', 2 June 2013Shuki Sadeh
The Israeli who built a $9 billion empire in the jungles of Brazil
''Haaretz'', 1 November 2014 Upon selling it to

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for US$4.5 billion in 2009, he made a profit of US$1.5 billion. He is the owner of Swarth Group, which controls

ECI Telecom ECI Telecom Ltd is an Israel-based manufacturer of telecommunications equipment that provides packet optical transport products, software-defined networking applications, cybersecurity and professional services. History The Electronics Corpora ...

. In May 2015, his net worth was estimated at US$3.0 billion. As of February 2022, ''Forbes'' listed his net worth at $4.1 billion.

Personal life

Shani resides in Italy.

References

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