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Lubrizol shareholders to vote on Berkshire deal

Published on June 13, 2011 in Warren Buffett Articles. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Lubrizol shareholders to vote on Berkshire deal
The Associated Press The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. Shareholders of the specialty chemical company Lubrizol are set to vote on Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s $ 9 billion offer to buy the company. Lubrizol plans to hold a special shareholder meeting on Thursday about the deal that would make the chemical company part of Warren Buffett’s Omaha-based conglomerate. Berkshire is offering to pay $ 135 cash …
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What a Girl Wants: Chocolate … and Some Good Advice
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Is Someone Gaming Warren Buffet’s Charity Auction?
In past years, the price of sharing a steak with Warren Buffett soared well above those on the restaurant’s menu. Last year, the auction closed at $ 2.6 million–a healthy chunch of Glide’s $ 17 million operating budget–but this year’s quick jump is unprecedented. The opening bid of $ 25,000 placed by o***r less than an hour after the auction began at 7:30 Sunday night, jumped to $ 100,000 with a …
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Warren Buffett bought Lubrizol cheap

Published on March 21, 2011 in Warren Buffett Gallery. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Warren Buffett bought Lubrizol cheap
By Chuck Carnevale. Today’s announcement that Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A ) is purchasing Lubrizol ( LZ ) for $ 135 a share is just one more example that Warren Buffett is the consummate value investor. Even after paying a $ 30 premium over the $ 105 closing price on Friday, we believe that Berkshire Hathaway is purchasing this specialty chemical company at a discount to its intrinsic value …
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Goldman to buy Buffett’s billion preferred shares
Goldman Sachs Group Inc will buy back $ 5 billion of preferred stock from Warren Buffett, ending a costly deal that helped shore up confidence in the bank at the height of the financial crisis.
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This Will Be the Next Hot Investment
Warren Buffett is famous for saying that you should be greedy when others are fearful. One way investors can satisfy their inner greed during times of trouble is to invest in fear itself — and you’re likely to have many more chances to buy fear-based investments in the near future.
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Berkshire Hathaway to buy Lubrizol for $9 billion

Published on March 18, 2011 in Warren Buffet Library. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

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Berkshire Hathaway to buy Lubrizol for billion
(Reuters) – Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc agreed to buy chemical and lubricant maker Lubrizol Corp for $ 9 billion (5.6 billion pounds) in cash, two weeks after he revealed the …
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Berkshire Hathaway to buy Lubrizol for billion
The purchase may help satisfy Warren Buffett’s appetite for large acquisitions to boost Berkshire’s earnings power, but the deal is still significantly smaller than last year’s $ 26.7 billion acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.
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Berkshire Hathaway To Buy Lubrizol For B
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the specialty chemicals company?for about $ 9 billion, making it among Berkshire’s biggest acquisitions.
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Buffett Spends $9 Billion On Lubrizol

Published on March 15, 2011 in Warren Buffet Library. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Buffett Spends Billion On Lubrizol
When Warren Buffett buys, he buys big.That’s because the 80-year-old investor — dubbed ‘the Oracle of Omaha’ for his remarkable market-beating returns — manages a monster.His conglomerate, …
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Buffett pulls trigger to buy Lubrizol for billion
NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) – Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc struck a deal to buy lubricants maker Lubrizol Corp for $ 9 billion (5.6 billion pounds) in cash to tap rising demand …
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Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Lubrizol for B
In one of its priciest acquisitions ever, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway unveiled plans to buy specialty chemical maker Lubrizol for $ 9 billion.
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