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Chemical Companies are Continuing to Seek Growth Opportunities

20.11.2012 - Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...

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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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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...

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Warren Buffett: Japan A 'Buying Opportunity', Will Recover

21.03.2011 - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes Japan's devastating earthquake is the kind of extraordinary event that creates a buying opportunity for shares in Japanese companies...

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Lubrizol Deal Has $200 Million Breakup Fee

16.03.2011 - Lubrizol it could have to pay a $200 million breakup fee if it walks away from its $9 billion deal to sell itself to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. The lubricant maker would...

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Warren Buffett Strikes Deal to Buy Lubrizol for $9 Billion

14.03.2011 - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway struck a deal to buy lubricants maker Lubrizol for $9 billion in cash to tap rising demand for chemicals used to operate engines and...