Photograph by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Photograph by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

“People were basically investing in a PowerPoint presentation,” says Ed Kuczma, an emerging-markets analyst at Van Eck Associates, which holds shares in Batista’s companies. “He’s very charismatic. I’ve seen him on roadshows and he definitely lightens up a room when he walks in...”

Article: Bloomberg Businessweek