The billionaires and nation clubs that got PPP loans

Billionaires, nation clubs, personal jet business and Kanye West all got millions in federal government financing under the Paycheck Protection Program, according to the Small Business Administration. 

The PPP loans and grants became part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law this spring. The loans were developed to assist small companies injured by the coronavirus pandemic to maintain or rehire workers. Yet according to a list of people and business that got loans or grants of more than $150,000, receivers consisted of big business and billionaires that had access to other sources of capital and have actually recuperated rapidly from the pandemic.

Soho House, the unique subscription club managed by billionaire Ron Burkle, got loans amounting to $9 million to $23 million by getting 7 loans through its New York, Miami Beach, Chicago and West Hollywood areas. Last month, Soho House raised $100 million from personal financiers, consisting of Burkle, that provided the business an evaluation of $2 billion — equivalent to its pre-pandemic assessment.

All together, more than 400 nation clubs and golf resorts got PPP financing.

Billionaire designer Joe Farrell, famous for structure and leasing megamansions in the Hamptons, got a PPP loan of approximately $1 million. Farrell made headings in May when he leased a megahome called “The Sandcastle” for almost $2 million for the summer season. 

The Greenbrier Hotel, which runs the famous high-end resort in West Virginia and is owned by billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, got $5 million to $10 million. The Greenbrier Sporting Club, part of the domestic advancement beside the hotel, likewise got $1 million to $2 million.

Gores Vitac Holdings, part of the business managed by by tech billionaire Alec Gores, is noted as having actually gotten $5 million to $10 million.

The most popular billionaire to get PPP funds is Kanye West. West’s Yeezy style brand name got $2 million to $5 million. West has stated his brand name deserves $3 billion and just recently revealed a partnership with Gap that might be worth $100 million or more depending upon the business’s efficiency.

Private jet business, which have actually rebounded rapidly and got numerous countless dollars under the air travel program of the CARES Act, likewise got millions in PPP funds. Clay Lacy Aviation, which got $27 million in CARES Act financing and prides itself on its celeb and VIP customer base, likewise got $5 million to $10 million in PPP funds.

Jet Linx Aviation, which got $20 million from the air travel program, got an extra $5 million to $10 million in PPP funds, according to the list.