It appears Bill Gates and Barry's buddy "Dopey" have many financial and business partnerships. Tons of sauce about the two available on the w3.

Here's a small sample of what we found in about 10 minutes of web browsing, even when using [G].

Bill Gates said that Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who was arrested as part of the kingdom’s anti-corruption drive has been an “important partner” in charitable work to improve health conditions around the globe. “I’m only aware of what I’ve read in the press, and I can’t speculate,” the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said in an emailed statement. “Prince Alwaleed has been an important partner in my foundation’s work to ensure that kids around the world receive life-saving vaccinations. We’ve worked together to help stop the spread of polio, measles, and other preventable diseases. His commitment to philanthropy is inspiring.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-27/gates-calls-detained-saudi-prince-alwaleed-important-partner

A decade ago, two of the world’s wealthiest men came together to buy Four Seasons Holdings Inc., home to some of the most expensive lodging around. The deal was surprising both for its lofty price tag, $3.8 billion, and for the unusual partnership, involving tech titan Bill Gates and Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-vip-billionaires-teamed-up-to-run-luxury-hotels-its-been-a-slog-1500226911

Here is a list of U.S. companies Prince Alwaleed has significant stakes in, and the year he invested:

NOTE: Twitter, Lyft, Aol, and Apple are on the list.

https://observer.com/2017/11/the-arrested-saudi-prince-alwaleed-owns-these-12-us-companies/

Bill Gates and Saudi prince offer $3.8bn for Four Seasons hotel chain:

Under the terms of the takeover, Four Seasons' New York-listed shares are valued at $82. Once it is completed, Mr Sharp will retain a 10% stake in the company while investment vehicles controlled by Mr Gates and Prince Alwaleed will each have 45%. Hotels have become hot property for investors as property prices boom in the world's biggest business cities. Prince Alwaleed, who is a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, last month bought the Fairmont chain for $3.9bn and other recent deals include a £675m takeover of Travelodge by Dubai International Capital.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/feb/13/2