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Bono - Bono Heading Towards Billion Dollar Club Thanks To Facebook

U2 rocker Bono looks set to become a billionaire thanks to his shares in Facebook. com. The frontman's investment company Elevation Partners, which he co-founded with former Apple boss Fred Anderson, spent a huge $210 million (128 million) buying up shares...

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10:38 on August 16 2011

U2's Bono Makes 488 Million Pound Profit Through Facebook

Gigwise — From his shares in the social network site... more info
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15:53 on August 16 2011

Bono to become a Facebook billionaire

NME — The U2 man's investment in the social networking site has paid off more info
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18:36 on August 16 2011

Kipper Williams: Bono's facebook stake worth nearly $1bn

Guardian Music — The U2 frontman's investment in the social networking site has paid off handsomely more info
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11:10 on August 17 2011

Bono - Bono Heading Towards Billion Dollar Club Thanks To Facebook

ContactMusic — U2 rocker Bono looks set to become a billionaire thanks to his shares in Facebook. com. The frontman's investment company Elevation Partners, which he co-founded with for... more info
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