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Thiel Macro Buys 1.189M Vista Energy ADS for $75.9M

8/17/2026

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Thiel Macro Acquires

Thiel Macro LLC acquired 1.189 million Vista Energy ADS for about $75.9 million.
The Vista stake became the fund's second-largest holding, behind 495,000 Amazon shares valued at $117.97 million.
Vista Energy shares rose 5.4% in pre-market trading on Monday after the filing disclosed the investment.
Since moving to Buenos Aires in April, Thiel bought a Palermo Chico mansion and met senior officials of President Javier Milei, including Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

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Milei Attracts Investment

Milei's deregulation reopened Argentina's capital markets, drawing Chevron Corp. and billionaire Harold Hamm into Vaca Muerta.
Vista-backed VMOS pipeline and port will start next year, boosting crude exports to global buyers.
Milei seeks Patagonia's cold, open land for data-center projects, tying the energy surge to tech infrastructure.
Analysts say Vista's costs match North-American shale, attracting over thirty firms and diversifying investors beyond tech.

History

Historical Context

In 1991 President Carlos Menem began a sweeping privatization drive, selling YPF and other state firms and drawing significant foreign investment that helped cut hyperinflation from 5,000 % to single-digit levels by 1993. The program also opened water, rail and energy sectors to private bidders, a market-opening model that today President Javier Milei continues.

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Thiel Macro Acquires

Thiel Macro LLC acquired 1.189 million Vista Energy ADS for about $75.9 million.
The Vista stake became the fund's second-largest holding, behind 495,000 Amazon shares valued at $117.97 million.
Vista Energy shares rose 5.4% in pre-market trading on Monday after the filing disclosed the investment.
Since moving to Buenos Aires in April, Thiel bought a Palermo Chico mansion and met senior officials of President Javier Milei, including Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

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