Keyword: Berkshire Hathaway

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Warren Buffett Takes Stake in Lanxess

01.06.2017 - Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate headed by American billionaire Warren Buffett, has taken a 3% stake in Germany’s Lanxess. A statement filed with the Frankfurt stock exchange...

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Confidence in Agriculture Mergers Solidifies

23.02.2017 - The first of the three mega mergers affecting mainly the global agrochemicals sector, the $130 billion link-up of Dow Chemical and DuPont, could win EU approval soon, the news...

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Jeff Immelt Shifting GE's Focus To Buybacks From Takeovers

19.05.2011 - General Electric Chief Executive Jeff Immelt wants to reduce the largest U.S. conglomerate's share count to the level it was before he sold new shares to raise cash during the...

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Buffett Believes Reputation After Sokol Still Intact

02.05.2011 - Warren Buffett still believes his reputation is intact after his former top lieutenant David Sokol pitched for a takeover of Lubrizol Corp after Sokol had purchased shares in the...

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David Sokol Deceived, Broke Law, Says Berkshire Hathaway

28.04.2011 - Former Berkshire Hathaway executive David Sokol deliberately misled Warren Buffett when pitching an investment to him, the company's board concluded in a scathing report that may...

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Berkshire's Lubrizol Deal: Key Events

28.04.2011 - Warren Buffett's leading heir apparent at Berkshire Hathaway, David Sokol, resigned after buying shares in Lubrizol, a chemical company he then pushed Buffett to buy. Here is a...

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Top M&A Law Firms At Center Of New Insider Case

07.04.2011 - A lawyer and a trader were accused by federal prosecutors of running a 17-year conspiracy to trade on corporate merger secrets stolen from three of the nation's most powerful law...

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Citi Bankers 'Shocked' At Sokol Lubrizol Shares

04.04.2011 - Bankers at Citigroup were unaware when discussing the possible sale of chemical company Lubrizol with the man tipped to succeed Warren Buffett that he had any intention to buy...