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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 11/3: BRK.B/BNI, SWK/BDK, PEET/DDRX
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- In a surprise move this morning, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.a) (NYSE: BRK.B) has agreed to purchase Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI) for a price tag of $44 billion, including $10 billion of outstanding BNSF debt. This is the largest acquisition ever by Buffet’s company.
Berkshire Hathaway will pay $100 a share in the purchase of the railway company, excluding the 22 percent that Buffet’s company already owns.
The deal will be primarily composed of Berkshire’s “A” share, while the board also approved a 50-1 split of the Company’s Class B common stock. On Monday the Berkshire “B”
- In a surprise move this morning, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.a) (NYSE: BRK.B) has agreed to purchase Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI) for a price tag of $44 billion, including $10 billion of outstanding BNSF debt. This is the largest acquisition ever by Buffet’s company.
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