Peter Thiel est l'acheteur secret d'une maison à 130 millions de dollars
Peter Thiel is the secret buyer of a 130 million dollar house
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Peter Thiel, a tech billionaire, bought a large house in Bel-Air.
This house is called Casa Encantada and it costs 130 million dollars.
The sale was a secret for several months after an auction in July.
A company linked to Peter Thiel won the auction in Pomona.
The Wall Street Journal revealed the identity of the buyer for the first time.
The house was built in 1938 and formerly belonged to Conrad Hilton.
Peter Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal and the company Palantir.
It is one of the most expensive prices for a house in California.
The auction was a foreclosure sale because the former owner had debts.
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