Berkshire Hathaway Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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Berkshire Hathaway has acquired 70 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Berkshire Hathaway’s largest acquisition to date was in 2009, when it acquired BNSF Railway for $44.0B. Berkshire Hathaway has acquired in 25 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (12%) and insurance (12%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity68
    • M&A Buy Activity68
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 3

Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

3555 Farnam Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
United States,
(402) 346-1400
www.berkshirehathaway.com

Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1998 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 66 - 1 - 1 - 68
vol $219.4B $9.7B $11.6B $240.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  68

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alleghany Corp. 2022-03-21 11.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.alleghany.com
Dominion Energy, Inc. - Gas Transmission & Storage Segment Assets 2020-07-05 9.7B USD Divestiture
Richmond, Virginia
Precision Castparts Corp. 2015-08-10 37.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.precast.com
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 2015-04-08 - Stake Purchase
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania · www.axalta.com
Detlev Louis Motorradvertriebs GmbH 2015-02-20 451M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.louis.eu
Charter Brokerage LLC 2014-12-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Norwalk, Connecticut · www.charterbrokerage.net
Duracell International, Inc. 2014-11-13 4.7B USD Divestiture
Bethel, Connecticut · www.duracell.com
Van Tuyl Group, Inc. 2014-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Irving, Texas · www.vantuylgroup.com
Tim Hortons Inc. 2014-08-26 - Merger
Oakville, Ontario · www.timhortons.com
WPLG-TV10 2014-07-01 328M USD Divestiture
Pembroke Park, Florida · www.local10.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Applied Underwriters, Inc. 2006-05-22 Catlin Specialty Insurance Co. 2022-02-23 7
Omaha, Nebraska · www.auw.com Stamford, Connecticut
HomeServices of America, Inc.    - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alliance Real Estate and Alliance Title Group 2022-01-11 10
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.homeservices.com St. Louis, Missouri · www.bhhsall.com
HomeServices of America, Inc.    - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida 2022-01-11 9
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.homeservices.com Santa Rosa Beach, Florida · www.bhhsbeachpropertiesofflorida.com
Applied Underwriters, Inc. 2006-05-22 Assicurazioni Generali - US Specialty Lines Division 2021-07-12 6
Omaha, Nebraska · www.auw.com New York, New York
McLane Company, Inc. 2003-05-02 Velocity Freight Transport, Inc. 2021-07-06 1
Temple, Texas · www.mclaneco.com Plano, Texas · www.velocitytransport.com
Kraft-Heinz, Inc. 2013-02-14 Planters Nut & Chocolate Company 2021-02-11 1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.heinz.com Glenview, Illinois · www.planters.com
BH Media Group Inc.    - BH Media Group Inc. - The Buffalo News & Publications 2020-01-29 1
Omaha, Nebraska · www.bhmginc.com Omaha, Nebraska
Johns Manville Corp. 2001-02-27 ITW Insulation Systems, Inc. 2019-11-21 2
Denver, Colorado · www.jm.com Houston, Texas · www.itwinsulation.com
HomeServices of America, Inc.    - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty 2019-01-09 8
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.homeservices.com , Florida · www.bhhsfloridarealty.com
Precision Castparts Corp. 2015-08-10 Atlantic Precision, Inc. 2016-10-25 1
Portland, Oregon · www.precast.com Port St Lucie, Florida · www.atlanticprecision.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Apparel/Textiles 8 (12%) 869M (< 1%) - -
Insurance 8 (12%) 38.1B (16%) - -
Retail 8 (12%) 511M (< 1%) - -
Building Materials 5 (7%) 3.1B (1%) - -
Chemicals 4 (6%) 26.0B (11%) - -
Consumer Products 4 (6%) 410M (< 1%) - -
Transportation 4 (6%) 46.1B (19%) - -
Food 3 (4%) 51.0B (21%) - -
Machinery 3 (4%) 7.1B (3%) - -
Aerospace 2 (3%) 2.2B (1%) - -
Automotive 2 (3%) - - -
Business Services 2 (3%) - - -
Financial Services 2 (3%) 548M (< 1%) - -
Manufacturing 2 (3%) 37.2B (15%) - -
Media 2 (3%) 528M (< 1%) - -
Construction 1 (1%) 1.7B (1%) - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (1%) 4.7B (2%) - -
Electronics 1 (1%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (1%) 1.4B (1%) - -
Forest Products 1 (1%) - - -
Franchising 1 (1%) 585M (< 1%) - -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (1%) 9.7B (4%) - -
Renewable Energy 1 (1%) 9.0B (4%) - -
Restaurants 1 (1%) - - -
Total 68 $240.7B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 64 233.2B - -
  Texas 6 46.1B - -
  Nebraska 6 260M - -
  New York 5 13.4B - -
  Georgia 4 2.5B - -
  Connecticut 4 26.7B - -
  California 4 573M - -
  Ohio 4 10.8B - -
  Indiana 3 825M - -
  Illinois 3 23.0B - -
  Washington 3 1.4B - -
  Pennsylvania 3 43.3B - -
  Missouri 3 590M - -
  Florida 2 328M - -
  District of Columbia 2 2.3B - -
  Kentucky 2 598M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 9.7B - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 1.7B - -
  Oregon 1 37.2B - -
  New Jersey 1 1.0B - -
  Minnesota 1 585M - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Iowa 1 9.0B - -
Netherlands 2 7.1B - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Germany 1 451M - -
Domestic 64 (94%) 233.2B (97%) - -
Cross-border 4 (6%) 7.5B (3%) - -
Total 68 $240.7B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lazard Ltd.
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
 10

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 21 $234.1B
$100M to $1B 13 $6.5B
< $100M 3 $131M
TOTAL $240.7B
Largest BNSF Railway Co.
$44.0B (2009-11-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Strategic(s)
13%
9 (13%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Diversified

Revenue

354,636   24% 2021
286,256   13% 2020
327,223   46% 2019
225,382   7% 2018
242,137   9% 2017
223,604   7% 2016
210,821   9% 2015
194,673   7% 2014
182,150   13% 2013
162,463   14% 2012
143,688   6% 2011
136,185   22% 2010
112,493   5% 2009
107,786   9% 2008
118,245   20% 2007
98,539   21% 2006
81,663   10% 2005
74,382   2004
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Employees

360,000

Established

1998

Public

NYSE: BRK

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