The companies he controls--Hollinger Inc. and closely held Ravelston -- have just an 18% economic interest in Hollinger International through Class B shares that have ten times the voting rights of common stock.
In Shanghai, for instance, rents this year have increased 18% for grade-A and grade-B buildings in the popular Puxi district as vacancies have fallen to a ten-year low of around 7%, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, a global property consultant.