Aviv Nevo

Aviv "Vivi" Nevo (born 1965cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/27/business/27viviNEW.php
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work=International Herald Tribune] ) is an Israeli venture capitalist who is a major shareholder in Time Warner. [Johnnie L. Roberts [http://www.newsweek.com/id/56499 Crunch Time] Newsweek, August 22, 2005.] [cite news |first=Peter |last=Kwong |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Zhang Ziyi vs. Confucius |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/18/news/edkwong.php |format= |work= |publisher=International Herald Tribune |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date= 2007-07-18 |accessdate=2008-07-15 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ] His venture capital firm, NV Investments, is believed to invest in technology companies worldwide, and is said to have been an early backer of The Weinstein Companycite news|publisher=Details|url=http://men.style.com/details/features/full?id=content_4990&pageNum=8|date=2008|title=The power 50] , and the largest individual shareholder in Time Warner.

Nevo is averse to publicity, and hires a public relations firm to maintain a low public profile. In July, 2008 Nevo confirmed long-running rumors of an engagement to Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. [cite news|url=http://justwoman.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080711-75992.html|publisher=asiaone|title=Zhang Ziyi set to wed Israeli billionaire|date=2008-07-11]

Nevo was born in Romania and moved to Tel Aviv, Israel as a baby, with his father a chemical engineer and his mother an anesthesiologist. It is believed he built his fortune up from his initial $10 million inheritance.

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