He jointly founded the company in 1988 but had to sell his original stake after the 1997 Asian crisis.

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Chinalco took its original stake in the hopes of blocking a merger that China feared would hand too much control of iron ore prices to one company.

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She sued him in August 2012, claiming that she gave him money to start and expand his original business in exchange for a 53% stake.

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