What does Daniel Kretinsky have in mind for Casino and Metro? The unruly Czech investor, with a penchant for sectors ‘on their way back’, has set his sights on the European hypermarket sector, but what are his intentions?
First, Czech multimillionaire Daniel Kretinsky made his fortune with coal and gas – he owns 94% of EPH, the largest energy group in Central Europe – and then threw himself into print media. Today, the 44-year-old Czech is co-owner of media conglomerate Czech News Center and, since 2018, he also has a stake in the French newspaper Le Monde.
