Bill Gates became a minority shareholder in the Dutch company Heineken Holding NV, which owns the world’s second largest beer manufacturer, Heineken NV. The American billionaire acquired a 3.76% stake in the company for $902 million.
Bloomberg has noted the corresponding changes on the website of the Dutch regulator AFM. Heineken Holding personally bought 6.65 million shares and 4.18 million through a joint trust with his ex-wife from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
According to the agency’s calculations, the transaction amount at the time of the transaction could have amounted to 848.2 million euros, or 902 million dollars, based on the closing price of the securities on February 17. So the price per piece was €95.66. Now the price of a share is about €97.9.
The businessman acquired a stake in the company the same day that the Mexican Fomento Económico Mexicano SAB, after a strategic review, put Heineken Holding and Heineken securities up for sale for a total of 3,700 million euros.
Founded in 1952, Heineken Holding NV controls a 50% stake in Heineken NV, the maker of the beer brand of the same name, as well as Amstel, Moretti, Sol and others.
Author:
Ahmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
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