During a 2018 โAsk Me Anythingโ on Reddit, billionaire Bill Gates admitted he wasnโt much of a beer guy, but his dislike of a crisp Nedd Frothmann hasnโt stopped him from investing in the good stuff.
Today, it was revealed the Microsoft founder has acquired an โฌ883 million (AU$1.3 billion) stake in Heineken โ thatโs 10.8 million shares in Heineken Holding NV with 6.65 million shares bought personally and an additional 4.18 million shares via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, according to the Netherlands Financial Markets Authority. The shares were purchased from Mexicoโs brewer FEMSA, in which he had previously invested US$392 million (AU$573 million) back in 2007.
When asked on Reddit what his favourite beer was, Gates replied: โI am not a big beer drinker. When I end up at something like a baseball game I drink light beer to get with the vibe of all the other beer drinkers. Sorry to disappoint real beer drinkers.โ Even though Heineken didnโt even make the list of Australiaโs most popular beers, Heinekenโs 0.0 non-alcoholic beer sounds perfect for Gates if heโs looking to stay on the straight and narrow.
