Richard Chandler

Richard Chandler is one of the richest people in New Zealand. He has a track record of buying struggling businesses and then rebuilding them. Hoan My Medical Corporation is 80 percent owned by him. Richard Chandler, a New Zealand native, moved to Singapore in 2006 to operate Clermont Group, his own investment firm. Clermont has holdings in the healthcare, financial services, and aerospace, among other things.

Chandler and his brother, Christopher, cofounded the investment business Sovereign Global, which he now controls as Legatum Group in Dubai. Clermont owns shares in SBFC, an Indian small business loan provider, and Hoan My, a Vietnamese healthcare company. Clermont Aerospace is the owner of MagniX, an aviation engineering company, as well as a controlling position in Eviation, an Israeli light electric aircraft manufacturer.

Net worth: $3.7 Billion