Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Steve Jobs' $132M Yacht 'Venus' Released From The Impound


Steve Jobs' Yacht Row Settled With Payout -- SKY News

The late Steve Jobs' estate has settled a financial dispute with the designer of his £80m luxury yacht, allowing it to leave port. Steve Jobs' yacht is free to set sail after the late Apple co-founder's estate paid a deposit to resolve a dispute with the designer. The boat, which reportedly cost more than £80m to build, was impounded after Philippe Starck said Mr Jobs' estate still owed him around £2.5m for his contribution to its design. Mr Starck said he was to be paid a fixed sum of £7m, while lawyers for Mr Jobs' estate said he was to be paid a percentage of the project's cost - equal to £5m. "The Venus is no longer impounded, we have found a solution," said lawyer Gerard Moussault. "A security deposit was paid into a bank account, but I cannot say for how much." Read more ....

More News On Steve Job's Yacht 'Venus'

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Steve Jobs’s Yacht Now Free To Go Home -- Ubergizmo
Steve Jobs' Mega-Yacht Free To Sail After Temporary Reprieve -- Sci-tech Today
Steve Jobs' $132M yacht out of repo -- Business Journal
Steve Jobs superyacht confiscated over non-payment to designer Philippe Starck (Video) -- Examiner Steve Jobs’s yacht seized in Amsterdam amid payment dispute -- Washington Post/Bloomberg
Steve Jobs’ Superyacht Impounded Over Unpaid Bill -- Time
Jobs Yacht Freed as Heirs Guarantee Starck’s Bill, Dagblad Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Steve Jobs' yacht impounded over unpaid bill -- NBC News Steve Jobs' custom-built superyacht impounded over £7million unpaid bill to designer Phillipe Starck -- Daily Mail

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