Bill Gates, Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Becomes One of the Newest Shareholders of Heineken After Purchasing R$ 4.9 Billion in Shares

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 23/02/2023 at 18:47

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Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, Buys Millions of Shares in Heineken. Investment Already Totals More Than R$ 4.9 Billion in Shares.

The American billionaire, Bill Gates, famous executive who founded the Microsoft company, recently purchased a minority stake in the Dutch beverage giant Heineken Holding NV. The mogul invested €848.2 million, equivalent to R$ 4.9 billion, to buy 3.76% of the company’s shares. The information was disclosed by the Reuters and Bloomberg agencies.

Negotiation with Heineken Was Completed on February 17

Heineken Holding NV is the second largest brewery in the world, behind only AB InBev, which has among its shareholders the trio of billionaires from Americanas, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira, and Marcel Telles.

According to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the negotiation between Heineken and the founder of Microsoft took place on February 17. The shares were from Femsa, a Mexican company that is selling its stake in the beverage company. The Mexican company put all 18 million shares it held in Heineken up for sale.

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Heineken to Exit Russia This Year

In 2018, Bill Gates stated that he is not a big fan of beer, during a chat with Reddit users. According to the mogul, when it ends in something like a baseball game, he drinks a light beer to get into the “vibe” of all the other beer drinkers.

The Microsoft founder also apologizes for disappointing true beer drinkers. In addition to Heineken, the holding also has stakes in other brands such as Amstel and Sol.

This Wednesday (22), the Dutch brewery also stated that it plans to exit Russia in 2023, after being accused by a site from its home country of continuing operations there even after announcing its withdrawal due to the invasion of Ukraine.

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According to reports released by Synchron, a company working on brain implant construction to make the interface between computers and humans easier, billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates may be joining forces as major investors in this type of technology.

Currently, the sector revolves around external peripherals, such as touch screens, keyboards, and Xbox controls. Additionally, the company’s technology aims to improve accessibility for people with impaired or limited mobility. The CNBC report describes how Synchron’s Switch technology is installed seamlessly via blood vessels, allowing patients to use their devices using only their thoughts.

The report states that, so far, only 7 patients in the US and Australia have tested this technology and the results appear to be promising. According to the company, a funding round of US$ 75 million was conducted, which included the venture capital firms of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, among those providing initial investment.

The company describes its technology as more scalable than competitors like Neuralink, a company created by billionaire Elon Musk. The “antenna” of Synchron can be installed via a stent, which is a commonly used surgical procedure installed through veins and arteries.

Bill Gates, Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Becomes One of the Newest Shareholders of Heineken After Purchasing R$ 4.9 Billion in Shares

Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, Buys Millions of Shares in Heineken. Investment Already Totals More Than R$ 4.9 Billion in Shares.

Negotiation with Heineken Was Completed on February 17

Heineken to Exit Russia This Year

Other Investments by Bill Gates

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Bill Gates, Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Becomes One of the Newest Shareholders of Heineken After Purchasing R$ 4.9 Billion in Shares

Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, Buys Millions of Shares in Heineken. Investment Already Totals More Than R$ 4.9 Billion in Shares.

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