Rich was born in 1934 to a Jewish family in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1941 his parents emigrated with their son to the United States to escape the Nazis. They traveled via Vichy … 展开

At Philipp Brothers, he eventually became a dealer in metals, learning about the international raw materials markets and commercial trading with … 展开

On November 5, 2017, the Paradise Papers, a set of confidential electronic documents relating to offshore investment, revealed that the 展开

Although Rich believed that he had relinquished his United States citizenship when he became a citizen of Spain, an appeals court ruled in 1991 that, for purposes of U.S. law, Rich remained a citizen and therefore was still subject to U.S. income taxes. He … 展开

In 1983, Rich and partner Pincus Green were indicted on 65 criminal counts, including income tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering, and trading with Iran during the oil embargo (at a time when Iranian revolutionaries were still holding American citizens hostage 展开

Glencore International AG was a corporate successor to "Marc Rich + Co AG." At the end of 1993, Rich lost control of the company when a … 展开

Rich was a strong supporter of Israel throughout his life, having donated around $150 million to institutions such as the Israel Museum, 展开