He has also invested a large portion of his personal wealth in a number of banks, in various energy companies, including Galp, Portugal’s former state-run energy group, and he owns 25% of Tom Ford. He is married to the daughter of a prominent Portuguese doctor, and has three daughters of his own. He was given an honorary doctorate from St. John’s University in 2009. Americo Amorim died on June 13, 2017.