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About George Soros

George Soros born August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, as György Schwartz) is a Hungarian-born American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist.[2]

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Currently, he is the chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute and is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. His support for the Solidarity labour movement in Poland, as well as the Czechoslovak human rights organization Charter 77, contributed to ending Soviet Union political dominance in those countries.[3] His funding and organization of Georgia's Rose Revolution was considered by Russian and Western observers to have been crucial to its success, although Soros said his role has been "greatly exaggerated." In the United States, he is known for having donated large sums of money in a failed effort to defeat President George W. Bush's bid for re-election in 2004. On BookTV, November 12, 2007, he said that he supports Barack Obama for the Democratic candidate in the 2008 election, but says that John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, or Joe Biden are all fine candidates, as well.

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  2. Reliance ADA Group Inks BIG $1.2 Billion Dreamworks Deal

    MediaNama.com (Sep 22 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...hile David Geffer, Spielberg and Snider had exit clauses, the rest will need Paramounts permission. George Soros Connection? Paramount had sold controlling interest in its Dreamworks acquisition for $900 million ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   JP Morgan Chase   Reliance Industries Limited   Paramount

  3. Bachchans In a Big Deal With Reliance; Multi-Platform Deal

    contentSutra.com (Jun 24 2008) Bollywood , Acquisition Explore Article

    ... first right of refusal with the Bachchans for any project they wish to execute. Earlier this year, George Soros invested $100 million for a 3% stake in Reliance Big Entertainment, valuing the company at $3.3 bil... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance BIG Entertainment   George Soros   Reliance Industries Limited

  4. It's Raining Funds

    Express Pharma (Jun 24 2008) Explore Article

    ...rivate Equity Fund, American International Group Inc (AIG), Evolvence India Life Sciences Fund, and George Soros's fund Quantum and Blue Ridge. Not only in India, but also globally, PE houses' interest in healthc... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lightspeed Venture Partners   ICICI Bank   Dr Lal Pathlabs

  5. It’s Raining Funds

    Express Healthcare (Jun 18 2008) Explore Article

    ...rivate Equity Fund, American International Group Inc (AIG), Evolvence India Life Sciences Fund, and George Soros's fund Quantum and Blue Ridge. Not only in India, but also globally, PE houses' interest in healthc... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lightspeed Venture Partners   ICICI Bank   IDG Ventures India

  6. Indian Media Face A 'c' Change

    Little India (Jun 14 2008) Explore Article

    ...re and more advertising bucks will be placed here." There have also been a number of new alliances. George Soros picked up a 3% stake in Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment last year. One of India's fastest-grow... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Reliance Industries Limited

  7. India's Entertainment Industry Faces a 'C' Change: Consolidation ...

    MyNews.in (May 6 2008) Explore Article

    ...re and more advertising bucks will be placed here." There have also been a number of new alliances. George Soros picked up a 3% stake in Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment last year. One of India's fastest-grow... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Yash Chopra

  8. Reliance Big Entertainment Readies For Another “Big” Stake Sale

    VCCircle (May 5 2008) Social Networking , Acquisition Explore Article

    In February, when George Soros invested $100 million in Reliance Big Entertainment, the internet, media and entertainment arm of t... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance Industries Limited   Economic Times   George Soros

  9. Reliance Big Entertainment To Raise $500 Million From PE Firms; Company Structure?

    contentSutra.com (May 5 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ...er, has declined to comment. Reliance Entertaiment had earlier diluted 3 percent stake to investor George Soros for $100 million; sources tell ET that the company is not looking to dilute more than 15 percent eq... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance Industries Limited   Economic Times   Reliance BIG Entertainment

  10. Reliance Globalcom Planning A London Listing; Reportedly Valued At $12 Bn

    contentSutra.com (May 2 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...vestment of $500 million over the next three years in the WiMax segment. Readers will remember that George Soros had earlier picked up a stake in Reliance Entertainment, and Reliance Telecom Infrastructure, the l... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance Globalcom   Flag Telecom   George Soros

  11. India's Entertainment Industry Faces a 'C' Change: Consolidation ...

    Home - Knowledge@Wharton (May 1 2008) Explore Article

    ...re and more advertising bucks will be placed here." There have also been a number of new alliances. George Soros picked up a 3% stake in Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment last year. One of India's fastest-grow... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Yash Chopra

  12. Reliance Entertainment plans to launch 8 portals, including jobs site

    Alootechie (Mar 13 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    ... Reliance Entertainment recently received $100 million (about Rs 400 crore) from celebrity investor George Soros who acquired 3 per cent stake in the company. Comments 3 Responses to “Reliance Entertainment pla... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance Industries Limited   Reliance ADAG   George Soros

  13. Zapak launches Corporate Gaming Tournament-

    pluggd.in (Mar 5 2008) Gaming , Mobile , Social Networking Explore Article

    ...lued @ $3bn Zapak’s parent company, Reliance Entertainment recently received $100mn funding from George Soros. Also, Zapak launched Zapak Tiny, for 4-7 year olds. » Zapak/IMRB research report. tags: indian... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance Industries Limited   George Soros   Ashish Sinha

  14. Zapak launches Corporate Gaming Tournament, Mobile Games eye socionets

    pluggd.in (Mar 5 2008) Gaming , Mobile , Social Networking Explore Article

    ...lued @ $3bn Zapak’s parent company, Reliance Entertainment recently received $100mn funding from George Soros. Also, Zapak launched Zapak Tiny, for 4-7 year olds. » Zapak/IMRB research report. tags: indian... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nokia   Reliance Money   Indyarocks

  15. Google, Soros, Omidyar launch $17 million fund for Indian SMEs

    Alootechie (Feb 20 2008) Explore Article

    ... has joined hands with Soros Economic Development Fund, a non-profit private foundation launched by George Soros, and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founders Pamela and Pierr... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Omidyar Network   Google   Pierre Omidyar

  16. IndiaBiz wrapup: Reliance Entertainment valued @ $3bn, TravelGuru’s affiliate program..and more

    pluggd.in (Feb 8 2008) Social Networking Explore Article

    » US-based billionaire, George Soros has picked up 3% stake in Reliance Entertainment for $100million, valuating the firm @ $3billion. ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Ravi Shastri   Yashwant Sinha

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