# Pierre Falcone > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pierre_Falcone > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pierre_Falcone.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Falcone > Source revision: 1335982383 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{distinguish|Pierre Falcon}} {{short description|French businessman|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Pierre Falcone.JPG | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|03|19}} | birth_place = Algiers | spouse = Sonia Falcone | children = 3 }} '''Pier‍re Falcone''' (born 19 March 1954 in [Algiers](/source/Algiers)) is a French serial entrepreneur and businessman. He is the Chairman of Pierson Capital Group. == Early life == Falcone was born the son of Pierre Falcone senior in Algeria, who created ''Papa Falcone'', a "fully integrated operation" in the fish industry in Algeria.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}} Falcone and his parents moved to France when he was eight years old along with other French citizens when the country [became independent](/source/Independence_of_Algeria) in 1962.{{cite web|title=Pierre Falcone|url=http://corporate-executives.com/pierre-falcone/|publisher=Corporate-Executives.com|accessdate=12 April 2013}} Falcone studied law and economics at the [University of Aix-en-Provence](/source/University_of_Aix-en-Provence) from 1973 to 1975.{{cn|date=April 2024}} == ‍Career‍ == Falcone moved to [Brazil](/source/Brazil) in 1977 at the age of 24; he soon started a business in trading agricultural products.{{cn|date=April 2024}} He developed a wide portfolio of clients and partners throughout South America in the following years, which led him to represent several French and Chinese companies in countries such as Brazil and Mexico.{{cn|date=April 2024}} thumb|Pierre Falcone on site in Kilamba Falcone moved in 1988 to [China](/source/China), where he later founded and headquartered his company ''Pierson Capital Asia''.{{cn|date=April 2024}} He started his Chinese operations with consulting services for leading European companies looking to establish themselves in China.{{cn|date=April 2024}} He negotiated the first insurance authorization granted by China to a Western company for French giant [AXA](/source/AXA) as well as the involvement of [Aerospatiale](/source/Aerospatiale) in the making of the first Chinese communication satellite.{{cn|date=April 2024}} In 1993, Falcone negotiated financing for the [MPLA](/source/MPLA) government of Angola during its civil war against [UNITA](/source/UNITA). This financing was achieved in exchange for the future oil production of Angola for French interests. The subsequent delivery of weapons to support [José Eduardo dos Santos](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Eduardo_dos_Santos)'s Angolan government led to a trial known as [Angolagate](/source/Angolagate) in France. In 2011, the charges against Falcone were dropped by an appeals court after he had served time in a French prison.{{Cite web | author=Yves Thréard | date=30 April 2011 | url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2011/04/29/01016-20110429ARTFIG00648-l-honneur-retrouve-de-pierre-falcone.php | title=L'honneur retrouvé de Pierre Falcone |trans-title=| work=Le Figaro | language=French | access-date=11 December 2016}} The appeals court acknowledged that Falcone had been officially mandated by the [Angolan government](/source/Angolan_government) to acquire arms as well as food and medicine.[http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12376545-pierre-falcone-the-man-who-was-wrongly-labeled-as-an-arms-dealer Eric Sessel, "Pierre Falcone: the man who was wrongly labeled as an arms’ dealer", ''Allvoices.com'', 13 June 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324025050/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12376545-pierre-falcone-the-man-who-was-wrongly-labeled-as-an-arms-dealer |date=24 March 2013 }}{{YouTube|kefRd5D2sis|Pierre Falcone on Angola's public television at his visit to President José Eduardo dos Santos}}, 23 May 2011 The company he heads, Pierson Capital Group, invests in hotels, real estate developments, agriculture and agroindustrial projects, oil, gas, and personal authentication systems. Pierson Capital Group{{cite web|url=http://www.piersoncapital.com|title=Pierson Capital Group|author=|date=5 July 2013|work=piersoncapital.com|access-date=11 December 2016}} and has over 2600 employees and three main operations in [Beijing](/source/Beijing),(fr) [http://www.lepoint.fr/archives/article.php/279032 Angolagate : l'autre vie de Pierre Falcone], ''[Le Point](/source/Le_Point)'', 2 October 2008 [Luanda](/source/Luanda), and [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). == Private life == Pierre Falcone is married to former [Miss Bolivia](/source/Miss_Bolivia) and artist [Sonia Falcone](/source/Sonia_Falcone). They have three children: Perrine, Eugenie and Pierre Philippe.{{Cite web |title=Sonia Falcone : Art JED Gallery |url=https://artjed.com/artists/sonia-falcone/ |access-date=2020-04-10 |website=artjed.com}} == H‍onours == On 17 June 2013, the [Hebrew University of Jerusalem](/source/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem) conferred him an [honorary degree](/source/honorary_degree) for supporting brain sciences.[http://support.huji.ac.il/news-events/news/convocation-june-2013/ Seventy-sixth Board of Governors meeting commences with Convocation, awarding of honorary degrees] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131105174437/support.huji.ac.il/news-events/news/convocation-june-2013/ |date=2013-11-05 }}, ''The Hebrew University of Jerusalem'', June 2013 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.piersoncapital.com/pierre-falcone/ Chairman Statement by Pierre Falcone] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcone, Pierre}} Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Businesspeople from Algiers Category:Mitterrand–Pasqua affair Category:French businesspeople Category:Pieds-noirs Category:French prisoners and detainees Category:Prisoners and detainees of France --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pierre Falcone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Falcone) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Falcone?action=history)). 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