Berkshire Hathaway Acquisitions : An Astoundingly Huge List That Will Blow Your Mind

Below is the list of companies acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, under the management of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.

1967

• 100% of National Indemnity Group for $8.6 million

1970

• Cornhusker Casualty Company now Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies

1972

• 67.30% of See’s Candy for $25 million
• 100% of Wesco Financial for $127 million

• 100% of The Buffalo News for $32.5 million

1979

• Precision Steel Warehouse

1983

• 90% of Nebraska Furniture Mart for $60 million

1986

• 84% of Scott Fetzer
• 100% of Fechheimer Brothers for $315 million

1988

• 80% of Borsheims Jewelry

1991

• H.H. Brown

1992

• 82% of Central States Indemnity

1995

• 100% of GEICO for $2.76 billion
• Helzberg Diamonds
• R.C.Willey Home Furnishings

• Kansas Bankers Security for $75 million.
• Flight Safety International for $1.5 billion

1997

• International Dairy Queen for $590 million
• Star Furniture

1998

• 100% of General Re for $22 billion
• Netjets for $725 million.

1999

• MidAmerican Energy for $1.25 billion
• Jordan’s Furniture

2000

• United States Liability Insurance Group
• Ben Bridge Jeweler
• Benjamin Moore Paint for $1 billion
• CORT Business services for $386 million
• Johns Manville Corp for $1.8 billion
• Justin Industries for $570 million
• Shaw Industries

2001

• Larson Juhl
• MiTek Inc for $500 million
• XTRA for $590 million
• 100% of Fruit of Loom for $835 million

2002

• CTB International for $180 million
• Garan for $$270.6 million
• The Pampered Chef

2003

• Clayton Homes for $1.7 billion
• McLane Company for $1.45 billion

2005

• Medical Protective for $825 million
• Applied Underwriters
• Business Wire
• Forest River for $800 million
• 100% of Iscar for $6.05 billion
• TTI

2007

• Boat America Corporation
• Richline Group
• Russell Corporation for $600 million
• Marmon Group

2009

• 100% of Burlington Nothern Santa Fe for $44 billion

2011

• 100% of Lubrizol for $9.7 billion
• Omaha Herald for $150 million

2012

• Media General for $142 million
• Prudential Connecticut
• Oriental Trading Company

2013

• 50% H.J.Heinz for $12.25 billion
• 100% of NV Energy for $5.6 billion

2014

• Van Tuyl Group now Berkshire Hathaway Automotive
• Charter Brokerage
• Duracell for $4.7 billion

• Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebs GmbH
• Precision Castparts for $37.2 billion

2017

• 38.60% in Pilot Flying J.

Mr.Buffett, waiting for your next big acquisition to mention here.

Source
Compiled from publicly disclosed information.

Also read Berkshire Hathaway Annual Returns.