Los Angeles, Aug 1 - Bill Gates investment firm, Cascade Investment LLC, has a 20 percent stake in Coca Cola Femsa SAB de CV, according to a filing on Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cascade said in a separate filing that it was granted a waiver by the board of directors of Republic Services Inc to buy up to 20 percent of its stock.
Cascade said it may use the waiver to buy additional shares of Republic's common stock.