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The acquisition, announced on June 30, has made Preqin founder Mark O'Hare and his wife billionaires.O'Hare owns nearly 80% of Preqin through Valhalla Venture and will gain about $2.6 billion from the acquisition, Fortune reported. The number shrinks to about $2 billion after taxes. The remaining wealth, about $653 million, will be shared among Preqin management and its 1,500 employees — making some of them millionaires.Preqin is a financial data and analytics provider focused on alternative investments. O'Hare founded the company in 2002. In a press release, Preqin said it had 30,000 private market investors, 60,000 fund managers, and 190,000…