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In 2018/2019 it was reported that
Povlsen owns 221,000 acres (890 km; 345 sq mi) of land in Scotland, making him its largest landowner. This has risen from a 2012 level of 120,000 acres (490 km; 190 sq mi), when he had bought two further large estates, the 24,000-acre
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Povlsen is married to Anne Holch
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1007:"Three children of Asos billionaire killed in Sri Lanka attacks"
851:"Meet the philanthropist tycoons making wild investment choices"
549:"Scotland's wealthiest man praised for repaying furlough funds"
524:"Billionaire Holch Povlsen Adds Zalando to Fashion Portfolio"
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and second-largest in German internet clothing retailer
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399:"Meet Anders Holch Povlsen: The Richest Man in Denmark"
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