German investor buys into mining company Mincon

Norman Rentrop already has a varied stable of investments

Norman Rentrop

A German publisher, one of the original backers of a 24-hour bible channel, has taken a stake in Irish mining company Mincon.

Norman Rentrop, the controlling interest behind an investment company called Investmentaktiengesellschaft für langfristige Investoren TGV took a 3.47 per cent stake in the company, worth roughly €5 million at Mincon’s current share price of 70 cent.

Rentrop has a varied stable of investments. His main business is publishing newsletters, but he ...