You don't think information like that wouldn't be found out? If you own controllling interest in a major corporation it has to be disclosed and all investors are going to know who you are. Someone with that powerful of a position cannot hide anonomously (sp) behind some third party.
Certainly they can.
If I own a 20% interest in Coca Cola, and that allows me to control the company (as most of the shareholders don't vote)...
And Coca Cola buys a controlling interest in American Express...
Then I effectively run American Express.
No dude. First off Coke, which is not uncommon with other firms, has 15% of its stock controlled by 'insiders' (people who work or worked for the company etc.). Coke is so big its single largest individual investor is Warren Buffett with like 8%. And then there are numerous other funds and institutional investors that invest in Coke. So you are not going to have a case where only 20% of shareholders vote.
So you are not taking over American Express with your little minority share of Coke.
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