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06/07/2015at 13:05

John Fredriksen's elaborate hat-trick

It seems like that there were smiles across the board at the offices of John Fredriksen's companies last week, where the Norwegian-born shipping magnate completed tree major deals.
Photo: Richard Drew/AP/POLFOTO/arkiv
Photo: Richard Drew/AP/POLFOTO/arkiv
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

John Fredriksen pulled several rabbits out of his hat last week. Within four days, he completed three major transactions with companies in his extensive portfolio.

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