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Asia's 'Fort Knox' said to be on sale as owner fights tycoon
Asia's "Fort Knox," a private, maximum-security vault in Singapore, is for sale. Le Freeport, a multi-storey repository for fine art, precious gems and even JPMorgan Chase's stash of gold, has been seeking a buyer since as far back as 2017, so far without success, according to people familiar with the matter. Owner Yves Bouvier, a Swiss art dealer, has been embroiled in a five-year legal brawl with a Russian billionaire and has been selling assets. Opened in 2010 at a cost of about $S 100 million ($NZ 109 million), the vault sits on a large tract of government land with direct access to the runways of Changi ... (full story)