The Economic Times

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison once sued the city of San Jose to land his private jet at midnightbut bought his $490 million megayacht over lattes and two emails and no lawyers were involved

Tech billionaire Larry Ellison commissioned his superyacht Rising Sun with just two emails. This deal contrasted sharply with his extensive legal battles over smaller matters. Designer Jon Bannenberg created the yacht's final masterpiece largely without modern computer design tools. This is surprising because Larry Ellison sued the city of San Jose just to keep landing his $38 million Gulfstream V after the local airports late-night noise curfew.