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Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Ben Bridge Jeweler

On May 18, 2000, Berkshire Hathaway acquired retailer Ben Bridge Jeweler

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Berkshire Hathaway’s 7th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Berkshire Hathaway’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Berkshire Hathaway’s 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-05-18
Target Ben Bridge Jeweler
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Berkshire Hathaway
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Ben Bridge Jeweler

Seattle, Washington, United States
Ben Bridge Jeweler invites you into the wonderful world of fine jewelry and the special memories that a gift of jewelry creates. Whether it's an engagement, an anniversary or just to say "I love you" - fine jewelry is a special way of communicating your inner feelings.

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Buyer

Berkshire Hathaway

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Category Company
Founded 1839
Sector Diversified
Employees392,400
Revenue 424.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Berkshire Hathaway's corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.
Berkshire Hathaway's corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.

Berkshire Hathaway is a diversified holding company. Its subsidiaries engage in a wide range of business activities including insurance, utilities, renewable energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing, and business services. Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1839 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 70
Sector: Retail M&A 7 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 47
State: Washington M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 20 of 65
Year: 2000 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-10-25 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company provides electric service to 2.2 million customers and natural gas service to 1.2 million customers worldwide. The Company manages and owns interests in approximately 8,300 net megawatts of diversified power generation facilities in operation, construction and development.

Buy $9.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-08-01 Justin Industries

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Justin Industries, a diversified enterprise that began in boot manufacturing, is based in Fort Worth. The corporation consists of the Acme Brick Company, one of the nation's largest building-materials operations.

Buy $600M
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