Buffett’s Still Looking for Elephants But Reluctant to Use Berkshire Shares
Warren Buffett is still interested in "shooting elephants" but is not interested in issuing Berkshire Hathaway shares to fund acquisitions. Read this article for a brief review of Mr. Buffett's recent comments and to view a CNBC interview ...
Buffett Bags a Zebra: An Initial Look at Lubrizol Corporation
Berkshire Hathaway and The Lubrizol Corporation have announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire to acquire 100 percent of outstanding Lubrizol shares for $135 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction, announced before the start of trading on Monday, March ...
Motives Behind Value Destroying Mergers
In recent weeks, Kraft's proposed acquisition of Cadbury has generated a great deal of interest. When an investor with Warren Buffett's reputation characterizes the transaction as making him "feel poorer", observers might wonder what could possibly motivate a CEO such ...