{"id":134,"date":"2020-04-04T04:49:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T04:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryrentalsmadrid.com\/blog\/bill-gates-takes-control-of-four-seasons\/"},"modified":"2020-04-04T04:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T04:49:28","slug":"bill-gates-takes-control-of-four-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryrentalsmadrid.com\/blog\/bill-gates-takes-control-of-four-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates takes control of Four Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The computer tycoon&#8217;s company, which already had a 47.5% stake in the luxury hotel chain, has gained this control after paying 2.21 billion dollars and taking a further 23.8% stake after closing the deal with the Saudi prince and respected businessman Al-Walid ben Talal. 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