News and Views
Media Coverage

What’s Next in Jeff Bezos’ $137 Billion Divorce—and Why It Could Even Affect the U.S. Economy

People

Because of the enormous amount of money involved, Jeff Bezos‘ divorce from wife MacKenzie is not only complicated and expensive — it could even have an impact on the U.S. economy.

[...]

“It’s a question of how they will distribute the assets without altering or affecting adversely the value of Amazon,” says Marilyn Chinitz, a New York-based divorce attorney who is not associated with the case. The couple, she says, “will not want to do anything — not only for themselves, but also for the public — that will tank a major company in the U.S. economy.”

[...]

Chinitz agrees. “They are smart enough to know they want to continue to grow Amazon and not dilute the interest and not dilute his control in the company,” she says. “I suspect they will work out an intellectually honest and fair agreement that will allow the company to continue to flourish. And I would suspect that she will not be inclined to push for a settlement that would make him sell his shares. I think they will do it in a careful way that will maximize value and that does not put a diminished valuation on the stock.”

"What’s Next in Jeff Bezos’ $137 Billion Divorce—and Why It Could Even Affect the U.S. Economy," by Kara Warner was published in People on January 11, 2019.