Preston Haskell III is the founder and chairman of the largest privately-held construction business in in Florida
Texan multimillionaire Preston Haskell IV, son of Florida construction mogul Preston Haskell III, earned a degree in economics at the University of Southern California.
He then moved to Russia where in 1992 he started the Haskell International Group working in property.
Although the company initially dealt with real estate investment and property management by 1997 it operated restaurants and a furniture manufacturing company.
He bought a 57-acre vineyard in 2002 in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town in South Africa and turned it into a winery, restaurant and guest accommodation under the name Haskell Vineyards.
In 2003 he met his future wife Alesia in Moscow and the pair got married in 2008.
They moved to London where they had a rented £3.3million apartment in Sloane Street.
And Mr Haskell came to the attention of the British public in 2013 when he put in an unsuccessful buyout bid for Coventry City FC and their stadium, the Ricoh Arena.
At the time Mr Haskell said: 'The agreement is on condition that I am allowed to purchase Coventry City once the administration process is completed.'
And he was spotted getting on a private jet with football executive Ken Bates who had a hand in the development of Wembley Stadium.
Mr Bates purchased Chelsea FC for just £1 in 1982. He then sold the club for £18million to Roman Abramovic in 2003.
He went on to become honorary president of Leeds United but was fired in 2013, allegedly over a dispute about payment for his private jet.
A judge found that Mr Haskell's finances were 'opaque' and noted the string of businesses and properties he owns - or is linked to - around the world.
These included a South African winery and a 'magnificent' £6.5million villa in Cape Town, plus another high-end villa in Johannesburg.
