The final chapter in the tale of the Maltese Falcon
News is out on who the mysterious buyer of the Maltese Falcon is. The sale of the 289ft hybrid beast of a superyacht has been quite a serial in the luxury world, being closely followed by blogs and newspapers alike. Much like we chronicled the events, beginning with the Falcon showing up on JamesList to its eventual sale and triumph at the Perini Navi Cup, we’d like to pull all of you up from the cliff that you were left hanging on.
The WSJ reports that mist of secrecy surrounding the identity of the buyer, or caretaker as she prefers to title herself, has cleared off. Elena Ambrosiadou, founder of hedge fund Ikos Partners, reportedly paid $120 million for the Falcon. Ms. Ambrosiadou, a first-time yacht owner, has been described as the highest-paid woman and wealthiest woman in Britain.
Quite a vessel to start off with. I began with an optimist dinghy.
For sale on JamesList.com
58,500 €
99,500 $
98,500 $
WSJ got this report from yachtpals.com
Wonder how they found out and why she was keeping it secret?
Emily: I don’t know how much of a secret it really was. I just think this might just be the official announcement – the picture of Elena in the post is from when the Falcon won the Perini Navi Cup and that was early September.