Jeff Bezos makes U-turn with ‘lengthy’ prenup to protect $220bn fortune

With an incomprehensible net worth of $220 billion, Jeff Bezos’ upcoming wedding to Lauren Sánchez is sure to be a spectacular affair.

But as the third richest man in the world, it’s not exactly surprising that the Amazon founder and former CEO is, with the help of an army of legal representatives, getting an ironclad prenuptial agreement in place before they say ‘I do’.

Jeff, 61, and Lauren, 55, who got engaged in 2023 on board his $500m superyacht of the coast of Cannes, are said to be so excited about their upcoming wedding, with MailOnline reporting that the business mogul would marry his fiancée “tomorrow” if he could but that his lawyers won’t let him until legal provisions are in place.

Jeff Bezos’s U-turn on prenup after divorce from first wife

Having such a detailed and all-important prenuptial agreement is expected but it remains a U-turn from Jeff’s first marriage to MacKenzie Scott.

Jeff and his ex-wife, who share four children, married before they made their billion-dollar empire, when Amazon, as an online book retailer, was in its infancy.

They married in 1993 and were together for 25 years before they split. Due to the lack of a prenuptial agreement, the divorce ended up being a complicated affair.

As part of their divorce settlement, MacKenzie, who by her ex-husband’s side through Amazon’s stratospheric growth, was awarded a four per cent stake in the company. According to Forbes, she has a net worth of $165.3 billion.

Now that billionaire is getting married again, what might his essential pre-nup process involve? We spoke to legal experts to get an idea…

Jeff Bezos’ ‘lengthy’ and ‘challenging’ ironclad prenup

HELLO! spoke to Alphonse Provinziano, a Certified Family Law specialist and Family Law Attorney at Provinziano & Associates, who explained what their prenup process would include at its most basic level.

“Their prenup would primarily focus on protecting Jeff Bezos’ vast holdings acquired before his marriage and insulating those from any ownership by Ms. Sanchez during their marriage. What that will look like is a clear enumeration of all business assets and ownership interests, stating that these would be considered Jeff Bezos’ separate property.”

Alphonse continued: “A common feature of this type of prenup is to say that no matter how much labor or work goes into any business asset, the acquisition remains entirely separate. This type of prenup can be challenging because of the need for complete and total disclosure.”