STA, 14 November - The total assets of 100 wealthiest Slovenians amount to EUR 5.6 billion, down 2% over 2018, the magazine Manager says on Thursday, attributing the drop to a worse outlook for doing business. The spouses Iza Sia Login and Samo Login continue to top the list for the sixth year running.
The Logins are the main founders of Outfit7, the company which has developed globally popular apps, which was sold for US$1 billion to China's United Luck Group in 2017.
Their assets are estimated at EUR 689 million, the same as in 2018.
Similarly, the second placed Sandi Češko and his partner Livija Dolanc have recently sold their 55% stake in Studio Moderna, an omni-channel retailer.
But their wealth is estimated much lower than that of the Logins, at EUR 296 million, a drop of 11% from last year.
Marko Pistotnik is another former owner of Outfit7 among the top 10, placing third with assets worth EUR 210 million, flat with 2018.
Placing fourth is the Lah family of financial investors with EUR 169 million, up 11%, followed by Joc Pečečnik, owner of gaming products provider Interblock, with EUR 155 million, down 20%.
Igor Akrapovič, the owner of exhaust maker Akrapovič, placed sixth with EUR 135 million, up 4%, while Damian Merlak, who sold his cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp last year, is eighth with EUR 124m.
Rounding off the top ten rankings is construction magnate Dari Južna and his spouse Vesna Južna, whom Manager estimates to have EUR 111 million, up 10%.
The biggest leap was made by Boštjan Bandelj, founder of Belektron, a fast-growing company trading in emission coupons. His assets rose by 150% to EUR 98.8 million.
The magazine says that ever more founders of companies managing parking lots make it to the 100 top list, having constantly invested in the companies developing them to net tens of million euros.
The profit and loss statements of the companies owned by the wealthiest lot show that many have practically no debt, Manager points out.
This year's list features only one newcomer, while ten individuals or families made it to the list again after a break.
The magazine also notes that the least wealthy of the 100 richest Slovenians has EUR 22.2 million in assets, EUR 2 million less than the last-placed last year.
TOP 10
1 Iza and Samo Login EUR 689m (+0%) 2 Sandi Češko and Livija Dolanc EUR 296m (-11%) 3 Marko Pistotnik EUR 210m (+0%) 4 Lah family EUR 169m (+11%) 5 Joc Pečečnik EUR 155m (-20%) 6 Igor Akrapovič EUR 135m (+4%) 7 Tatjana and Albin Doberšek EUR 126m (-31%) 8 Damian Merlak EUR 124m (+0%) 9 Franc Frelih EUR 112m (+20%) 10 Dari and Vesna Južna EUR 111m (+10%)
