The Microsoft Puzzle: A Tale of Two Visionaries The recent transactions involving Bill Gates' foundation and Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management have left Wall Street perplexed.
On one hand, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has sold its entire 7. 7 million share stake in Microsoft for around $3. 2 billion, ending a decades long relationship with the company co founded by Gates.
Meanwhile, Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has taken a contrarian stance, buying up Microsoft shares worth approximately $2. 09 billion.