Svein Støle (born April 5, 1963) is a Norwegian

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and

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. After growing up in

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, he was educated in law and business administration. He worked for a period as a journalist for '' Kapital'' before in 1992 buying a large portion of Pareto Group, where he now holds a 100% ownership. His fortune in 2009 was estimated at

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5.5 billion (approximately 900 million USD). In 2018 his fortune is believed to have grown to

10 billion, and Støle is relocating to Switzerland. He was educated at the

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; he graduated in 1983.Kullkameratene
, accessed 2011-04-06

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