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Tech billionaire Xavier Niel treats himself to luxury pad opposite Eiffel Tower

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Xavier Niel recently shelled out some €40m for a Paris mansion with garden.
Xavier Niel recently shelled out some €40m for a Paris mansion with garden. © Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Thomas Samson (AFP)

The exceptional property that used to belong to a cousin of the emir of Qatar had been on the market for a year before being snapped up by the founder of French telecoms firm Free.

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