Extinction Rebellion backer Chris Hohn builds £ 630m stake in Heathrow – Telegraph.co.uk, The Telegraph

Sir Christopher Hohn, the hedge fund billionaire who this month revealed that his was the biggest individual donation toExtinction Rebellion, has quietly built a € 730 m (£ 630 m) stake in the owner of Heathrow Airport.

Spreading stakes across a number of investment companies, Sir Christopher has been able to keep a near-4pc position in Spanish construction and services behemoth Ferrovial under wraps. His investment raises the prospect of an audacious raid on one of the world’s biggest infrastructure companies.

Personally and through his charity The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Sir Christopher has donated £ 200, 000 to the activists’ cause on account of the “urgent need” for people to wake .. .