Bill Gates appears to have purchased much of his farmland through shell companies

This article is surprisingly upbeat considering its subject matter:

Bill Gates is about to change the way America farms

A 14,500-acre property, dubbed 100 Circles, purchased for $171 million by a mysterious LLC called Angelina Agriculture, based in Monterey, Louisiana, that lists only two employees.

A $520 million transaction in 2017 between Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Cascade Investment LLC for a large swath of farmland.

242,000 acres of farmland, at a cost of $690 million.

There’s much more information in the article, including the cryptic note that “…our researchers identified dozens of different entities that own the Gateses’ assets…”

Author: S. Smith