Dmitry Rybolovlev
Russian businessman
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| February 2025 | The corruption and influence-peddling case against Rybolovlev was officially closed by Monaco's judiciary, following the ECHR ruling on privacy violation, effectively exonerating him of all criminal charges. |
| February 18 2025 | Media falsely reported Dmitry Rybolovlev's participation in the United States-Russia Summit in Saudi Arabia, which was subsequently refuted by independent investigators and Rybolovlev's representatives. |
| October 2024 | Swiss authorities cleared Rybolovlev of alleged involvement in the 2015 arrest of Yves Bouvier in Monaco, closing criminal proceedings initiated in 2017. |
| June 6 2024 | The ECHR confirmed a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding Rybolovlev's lawyer's privacy during Monaco proceedings. |
| January 30 2024 | A ten-member jury found that Sotheby's did not aid in defrauding Rybolovlev by marking up art prices. |
| January 8 2024 | Rybolovlev's lawsuit against Sotheby's began in Manhattan federal court, with Rybolovlev personally testifying through interpreters. |
| April 2023 | Fully funded a new emergency department at the Princess Grace Hospital Center for 1.8 million euros, combining adult and pediatric emergency services in one location. |
| 2022 | Donated personally and through AS Monaco to the Monegasque Red Cross to support humanitarian aid for civilian victims of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. |
| 2022 | Completed the new performance centre in La Turbie, with works fully finished by summer. |
| 2022 | Remained unaffected by sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| November 2022 | Joined the board of directors for the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). |
| 2021 | Sold his €80 million superyacht Anna I and acquired a new $250 million yacht also named Anna, built by Feadship and designed by Michael Leach. |
| 2021 | Won line honours in the Fastnet Race sailing his ClubSwan 125 yacht Skorpis, demonstrating his competitive sailing achievements. |
| November 2021 | Founded a family charitable foundation in Lefkada, Greece, to support philanthropic activities in the region. |
| November 8 2021 | The Co-Ordination Authority of the Peloponnese, Western Sterea Hellas, and Ionian Islands prefecture annulled a permit for enlargement works on the Skorpios small port, following a petition by nearby Lefkada island inhabitants. Rybolovlev's investment company announced plans to appeal the decision. |
| September 2021 | Rybolovlev filed a case with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Monaco's Department of Justice, alleging violation of attorney-client privilege during the Bouvier investigation. |
| July 2021 | Acquired a new sailing ClubSwan 125 yacht named Skorpios, a 43-meter racing vessel built over four years at Nautor's Swan yard in Finland, designed to be a record-breaking yacht capable of reaching speeds of approximately 15 knots upwind. |
| January 2021 | Resort development completion date shifted to 2024, with the investment estimated at €165 million and potential weekly rental price of €1 million. |
| 2020 | Original planned completion date for the Skorpios island resort development project. |
| 2020 | Took third place overall in the ClubSwan 50 World Championship, winning two of four races and becoming the only team to win medals in two consecutive years. |
| October 2020 | Announced a donation of €250,000 to help rebuild the pitch of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, following a request from local 11-year-old twins, after the area was destroyed during Storm Alex. |
| April 2020 | Donated 80 million rubles (over $1 million) through his 'Financial house' investment company to the Perm Territory Charitable Foundation to fight the coronavirus pandemic. |
| October 2019 | Won the ClubSwan 50 World Championship title during The Nations Trophy regatta in Palma Bay, Spain. |
| July 2019 | Sold the third lot of 2.23 acres from the Palm Beach property for $37.3 million, completing the total property sale at $108.2 million. |
| January 16 2019 | Monaco announced a €55 million investment into a new 'Centre for sporting excellence', including football fields, medical centre, and youth academy facilities. |
| 2018 | Der Spiegel reported that Rybolovlev speaks neither English nor French |
| November 6 2018 | Rybolovlev was questioned by Monegasque police and subsequently named a 'formal suspect' in a graft investigation, then released from custody and placed under judicial control. |
| October 2018 | Rybolovlev launched a lawsuit against Sotheby's in Manhattan federal court, alleging the auction house 'materially assisted the largest art fraud in history'. |
| October 2018 | Dmitry Rybolovlev initiated a major development project on Skorpios island to transform it into a luxury resort, with a total investment of €184 million. |
| 2017 | Monaco won the French Ligue 1 title and reached the semi-final of the European Champions League, considered the club's most successful season. |
| 2016 | Razed the Maison de L'Amitie mansion after obtaining permission to subdivide the land into three lots. |
| 2015 | Put the Kauai property on the market for $29.5 million after adding 21 acres to the estate. |
| 2015 | Daughter Ekaterina married Uruguayan businessman Juan Sartori, who owns a 20% stake in Sunderland football club |
| September 2015 | Rybolovlev returned two stolen Picassos, valued at $30 million, to the artist's stepdaughter after allegations of purchasing them through art dealer Olivier Thomas and Yves Bouvier. |
| January 2014 | Monaco agreed to pay a one-off voluntary payment of €50 million to the Ligue de Football Professionnel to remain exempt from a ruling about club headquarters location. |
| 2013 | Monaco became a major spender in European football, investing £146 million on players including Radamel Falcao, James Rodríguez, and João Moutinho. |
| May 2013 | Monaco was promoted to Ligue 1 after securing the second-division title under Rybolovlev's ownership. |
| April 2013 | Ekaterina Rybolovlev's trust purchased a group of companies from Athina Onassis Roussel, including the 74-acre Greek island of Skorpios and its smaller islet, Sparti, for $154 million. |
| 2011 | Rybolovlev purchased a $20 million property in Kauai, Hawaii from actor Will Smith. |
| December 2011 | Rybolovlev's trust bought a ten-room apartment at 15 Central Park West in New York City for $88 million from Joan Weill, setting a record price for an apartment in the city at the time. |
| December 2011 | Rybolovlev's trust bought a 66% stake in AS Monaco football club for a symbolic €1, with a commitment to invest at least €100 million over the next four years. |
| 2010 | Awarded the Order of St Seraphim of Sarov I degree by Patriarch Kirill for funding the restoration of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Zachatyevsky Convent. |
| 2010 | Dmitry Rybolovlev relocated to Monaco. |
| 2010 | Sold his majority share of Uralkali to three Kremlin-linked oligarchs for $6.5 billion, a major financial transaction. |
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