25 Years Ago, a Multibillion-Dollar Deal Made Him Atlanta’s Investing Godfather

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Monday, February 10th, 2025

Sig Mosley typically drinks red wine, but on this day in December 1999, he was also drinking Champagne.

A few years before, Mosley had cut a $500,000 check to take a stake in a startup e-commerce company. But a few days before Christmas 25 years ago, he found himself toasting its sale in a deal that would eventually be worth $5.7 billion.

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