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Want to Be Like Buffett? These Stocks Can Help
… take advantage of smaller opportunities and must instead focus on mega deals such as buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe or Lubrizol . Investing or buying a small company just doesn't have a major impact on Berkshire Hathaway 's BRK.A BRK.B earnings …
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Berkshire Starts Out 2012 on More Solid Footing; Book Value Rises 10% Year Over Year
… BNSF), Marmon, and McLane, as well as the inclusion of Lubrizol 's results in this year's first quarter, combined to drive ..... these results were distorted somewhat by the timing of the Lubrizol acquisition (which closed in September of last year), that …
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Questions Continue to Linger Over Berkshire Succession
… That's not to say that the managers of other large operations--such as James Hambrick (chairman, president, and CEO of Lubrizol ), Frank Ptak (president and CEO of The Marmon Group), and Grady Rosier (president and CEO of McLane)--those who have …
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Berkshire's 4Q Transactions Have Ted Weschler's Fingerprints All Over Them
… inflationary period, which would indicate that the more capital-heavy businesses that have been his more recent targets ( Lubrizol , Burlington Northern, and so on) might be shunned in favor of lower-capital companies. What to Expect Next Looking forward …
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Questions We'd Like to Hear at Berkshire's Annual Meeting
… acquiring more cyclical businesses (such as Lubrizol , Burlington Northern, and MidAmerican ..... investments in Bank of America BAC, Lubrizol , and International Business Machines ..... and Acme Brick? How has business at Lubrizol been? Have the results been in line …
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Why Berkshire's Moat Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon… business is its manufacturing service and retailing operations. Within there, you've got companies like Marmon, McLane, Lubrizol , See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, and Dairy Queen. When we look at it in aggregate, we see a collection of what we …
service and retailing operations. Within there, you've got companies like Marmon, McLane, Lubrizol , See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, and Dairy Queen. When we look at it in aggregate, we see a collection of what -
Berkshire's Best Opportunities May Be Internal… about $9 billion of that going to the Lubrizol acquisition. So, Berkshire had plenty ..... where investments like MidAmerican or Lubrizol have resulted in additional deals, like ..... about $3 billion in overall. And then Lubrizol saw about $0.5 billion worth of plug …
only had commitments for about $9 billion of that going to the Lubrizol acquisition. So, Berkshire had plenty of cash to work with when the markets tanked. As you would assume, Warren Buffett and hisI think also internally, you've seen situations where investments like MidAmerican or Lubrizol have resulted in additional deals, like last year. Berkshire stepped in and picked up two solar panel production deals; they are going to invest about $3 billion in overall. And then Lubrizol saw about $0.5 billion worth of plug-on acquisitions last year. So, there's definitely opportunities out there, it's just not as obvious as -
New Morningstar Analyst Report for BASF
… billion for Ciba. The Cognis acquisition, including debt, amounted to EUR 3.1 billion after a grueling bidding war with Lubrizol . Although BASF has made smooth progress with the integration of Ciba, we caution that further transformative acquisitions …
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How To Profit From Buffett's Next Major Investment
… more notables moves in 2011 -- including a $5 billion investment in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) , and an $8.7 billion buyout of the specialty chemical company Lubrizol -- I think Buffett is getting ready to put Complete Story »
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Could Agco Or TRW Automotive Be Warren Buffett's Next Big Buyout?
… B ) completed a $34 billion acquisition of railroad Burlington Northern in early 2010, and then picked up lubricant maker Lubrizol for a cool $9 billion in the spring of 2011. So what will he do in 2012? Well, those recent deals give a clue. On the …