Billionaire George Soros meditates its entry into the capital of AENA

USPA NEWS - The US billionaire George Soros is finalizing its entry in the shareholding of AENA with the purchase of securities of 500 million euros. It will thus become the largest private shareholder of the company owned by the Government of Spain.

Born in Budapest in 1930 and nationalized American, George Soros is considered the 35th richest man in the world, according to Forbes magazine, which estimated his fortune at about $ 14.2 billion. President of the Open Society Foundations, in his philanthropic side has promoted democracy and defended humanitarian causes in 70 countries around the world for over 30 years. As an investor, it is important shareholder of companies like Alibaba Group Holding, the leading retail group in the world; the search engines Google and Yahoo; Airlines American Airlines and Delta Air Lines; financial companies American Express and Master Card; the shopping portal eBay or telecommunications company T-Mobile US.

In Spain, George Soros owns shares of Banco Santander, which came to buy securities worth 500 million euros; Bankia, which has a 9.2%; Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC, for its acronym in Spanish) and Hispania Real Estate Assets, which invested € 92 million. Now, the American billionaire has his sights on the privatization of AENA. The Spanish Government recently announced the sale of 49% of the company, which manages the Spanish public airports, in which 195.9 million passengers passed in 2014, whose privatization is rejected by the unions, who have called 22 days of strike until next summer against the sale of shares. Soros may invest up to 500 million euros in the purchase of securities of AENA.