It was reported late December that George Soros had purchased a 3% stake in Spanish construction group Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas SA (FCC) from its founding family. Shares in the company, struggling with an overload of debt, jumped nearly 9% when the news hit the wires. Soros buys in to FCC That news was confirmed yesterday by the Financial Times which said Soros concluded a deal to buy 3.1% in FCC from Esther Koplowitz, the company’s largest shareholder. It may be noted that Soros is apparently following in the footsteps of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, who acquired…
Soros Bets On Spanish Recovery, Buys 3 Percent In FCC
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