Post Last Edit by linb at 18-7-2010 22:12
ok more info on this high-flying personality. source: Malay Mail (http://www.mmail.com.my/content/18342-malaysian-man-mystery)
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Malaysian man of mystery
Monday, November 9th, 2009
New York’s most baffling party animal may be one of our own
Sunday, November 8th, 2009 22:38:00
 THE LOW LIFE: Jho Low (right) at a party with US singer Usher (left)
NEW YORK: A young Malaysian, who goes by the name Jho Low, is apparently making waves on the New York club scene — and reportedly spending US$50,000 to US$60,000 (RM170,000 to RM205,000) on a routine basis.
The New York Post reported that this “Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania graduate from Malaysia has burned through hundreds of thousands of dollars at the city’s hottest nightspots in the last three months — and shows no signs of stopping”.
It quoted the owner of chic 27th Street hangout Pink Elephant, David Sarner, as having claimed this Malaysian enjoyed himself so much one night that he kept the revelry going — all the way to Malaysia.
“He ended up flying eight of our (waitresses) to Malaysia for a party.” The paper also claimed that — citing sources — in September, during Fashion Week, Low helped rack up a US$160,000 bar tab, including several US$900 bottles of Cristal champagne at another hot spot, Avenue — the A-list watering hole of celebrities like Justin Timberlake and Lindsay Lohan.
The report went on to claim: “One month later, Lindsay Lohan was celebrating her 23rd birthday at downtown drinking den 1OAK when 23 bottles of Cristal suddenly appeared.
They were reportedly paid for by a ‘mystery Malaysian,’ who, sources claim, was Low.” The New York Post went on to identify this ‘international man of mystery’ as Taek Jho Low, 27, who was appointed a non- independent non-executive director at Bursa Malaysia-listed UBG Bhd on Sept 19 last year.
Low is reportedly a representative from Majestic Masterpiece Sdn Bhd and Abu Dhabi-Kuwait-Malaysia Investment Corporation and his profile states he currently serves as group adviser of several international firms, is involved in global private equity, mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, government-to-government offset structured investments and financing, networking and financial aid, amongst others.
The paper also claimed that Low lives at a US$100,000-a-month apartment in the Park Imperial, on West 56th Street, home to James Bond actor Daniel Craig and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.
“He won’t go anywhere, not even on the elevator, without at least one bodyguard,” reported the daily. “Some of Low’s entourage of eight to 12 people also reside in two other apartments at the Park Imperial — a US$30,000-a-month pad and a 2,200-square-foot loft with Central Park views that costs US$20,000 a month.”
The daily went on to claim that Park Imperial residents have noted that shopping bags get delivered daily from the city’s biggest stores, such as Bergdorf Goodman and that Low’s caravan of Escalades constantly crowds the area outside the building.
“It used to be that when you saw the Cadillac Escalades outside, you knew Sean (Combs) was in town. Now it’s this guy,” one amused neighbour reportedly said.
Speculation is also brewing over where Low is getting his money. One observer said: “Nobody spends their own money like that. It’s just weird.”
When the paper contacted Low’s spokesman, David Tan, he reportedly replied in an email: “Mr Low is currently in the USA for holiday and has on several occasions stayed in New York City with his friend(s). He, however, has not rented any property or purchased any property in New York City. Mr Low did not spend US$160,000 at Avenue on one night during Fashion Week.”
Even more interesting is that a spokesperson for Marquee, which owns Avenue, confirmed Low helped rack up a US$160,000 bill in September but added: “The tab was picked up by a friend of (Low’s) from Kuwait.”
The daily said that friend was another international man about town, Hamad Alwazzan, who also lives at the Park Imperial. According to an email he sent to the New York Post, Alwazzan supposedly claimed it was he, not Low, who’s the big spender in town.
“I have been on holiday in New York since August 2009 and grown quite fond of the city,” Alwazzan wrote. “I am especially fond of investment opportunities in real estate, as well as the food, quality of life, and lifestyle.”
As for the US$160,000 bar tab, he wrote: “(It) was to celebrate the engagement of a close personal friend to his longtime girlfriend, which was jointly hosted by myself and 19 other close friends. I don’t have an exact breakdown of the cost, but it was a mixture of entertainment, food and drinks — and it happened to be during Fashion Week.”
Undeterred, the paper went on to cite an inside source that Low recently bought at least six exclusive memberships, for US$300,000, at an upscale club in Midtown.
“And just this month, sources said, Low celebrated his birthday at a lavish bash in Las Vegas — where Megan
Fox was reportedly flown in to party with him and his entourage,” but admitted the actress’ publicist could not
be reached for comment.
-------------------------------- Actual NY Post article "Big-spending Malaysian is the mystery man of city club scene" at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_Fu1amZaRx9MOMsr9HCIOzK#ixzz0u2ic60Dl
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