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Microsoft Corp. conducted an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates’s involvement with an employee almost two decades ago after it was informed in 2019 of his attempt to start a romantic relationship with that person.
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The total amount that Melinda French Gates has received since the divorce announcement now tops $3 billion, and a significant portion of that wealth derives from stock in the Moline-based agricultural equipment maker. Here's how.
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The separation involves the transfer of wealth on a scale that’s rarely seen. Cascade, which is managed by Michael Larson, has a complex array of holdings, including value stocks, private equity, energy, hospitality and venture capital. It controls $52 billion in equity holdings. The couple are also among the largest landowners in America.
Agricultural-machinery maker Deere is one of its biggest positions, with Cascade holding more than 10% of the stock valued at $11.9 billion. The largest public holding is a $12 billion stake in waste-collection company Republic Services Inc, Bloomberg data show.
Their divorce comes after the 2019 separation announcement of Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott, who received a quarter of the Bezos’s 16% stake in Amazon.com Inc. in the split.