Former French minister Bernard Tapie and his wife tied up and beaten during a burglary at their home April 4, 2021, 10:19 a.m. GROUPE BERNARD TAPIE OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON FTP Groupe Bernard Tapie regrets to announce that, after seven months of intensive work, our efforts to obtain final approval of the United States Department of Justice of the agreement to acquire the … Groupe Bernard Tapie would also assume all debt to international players, and the DoJ would set up a fund to repay U.S. customers. Posts about Groupe Bernard Tapie written by rakerefuge. The former French government minister, 78, was repeatedly hit over the head when a group of men broke into his manor house in Combs-La-Ville overnight on Saturday, April 3. French billionaire tycoon and former owner of Adidas, Bernard Tapie was attacked along with his wife during an ‘extremely violent’ burglary at his luxury estate near Paris. The Tapie group, through Bernard Tapie's son Laurent Tapie, who had created a successful company in the sportsbetting business that he sold in 2008 to Partouche Group (n.1 casino Group in Europe at that time), also tried to dabble in the online poker world when Laurent Tapie tried to … ADIDAS tycoon Bernard Tapie was beaten by armed robbers in a midnight raid at his Paris home as intruders got off with Rolex watches and … In our opinion, other than “why would Tapie really spend this much money on a toxic asset,” DoJ approval of a FTP sale was by far … And despite Groupe Bernard Tapie‘s public proclamations about completing the Full Tilt Poker acquisition and relaunching the site in March clearly not coming to fruition (something we said was never going to happen from the get go), it still appears as if the deal is on track. Controversial billionaire businessman Bernard Tapie, 78, and his wife Dominique, 70, are recovering from an 'extremely violent' burglary at their luxury estate near Paris. Well, it’s the end of March. Our friends over at Poker-Red unexpectedly were roped into a story that may provide some insight into how exactly Groupe Bernard Tapie plans to make the massive acquisition costs of Full Tilt Poker a little less painful–and potentially more “doable.”. According to a statement made by Groupe Bernard Tapie attorney Behnam Dayanim, poker pros like Phil Ivey, David Benyamine and Erick Lindgren still owe millions of dollars to Full Tilt Poker. The horrific injuries inflicted on billionaire businessman Bernard Tapie (left) and his wife Dominique (right) during an ‘extremely violent’ burglary at their luxury estate near Paris have been pictured. Bernard Tapie: French tycoon and wife beaten and tied up in late-night violent burglary. He and his wife Dominique were sleeping when four men … The value of the stolen goods is not yet known but police are treating the incident as a violent robbery and kidnapping. In part 6 of the PokerNews interview with Howard Lederer, Lederer discussed the effect of the DOJ’s Amended Complaint on Full Tilt Poker, player loans, Groupe Bernard Tapie, and the emergence of PokerStars as a potential buyer. Mr Tapie, who was hit over the head with a club when the group of men entered his home, now has a bloodshot eye after the blow GROUPE BERNARD TAPIE | 56 followers on LinkedIn | GROUPE BERNARD TAPIE is a financial services company based out of 52 RUE DES SAINTS PERES, PARIS, France.