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...The company’s operations span insurance and lending, railways, manufacturing and power companies, and it maintains a portfolio of minority stakes in other large US companies....
...of BNSF railways and a string of US power companies....
...Berkshire’s businesses span insurance, utilities, railways, manufacturing, retail, newspapers and many more industries. Eight of its subsidiaries would be Fortune 500 companies if they were split off....
...BNSF is one of the largest rail networks in North America and has been part of Mr Buffett’s conglomerate since 2009....
...Biggest Deal: The $26.6bn acquisition of US railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe in 2009....
...Profit at railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe, acquired last year for $34bn, rose 14 per cent to $690 million....
...A growing interest in industrials during the past decade, notably since 2005 (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, MidAmerican Energy, Lubrizol)....
...From its Omaha headquarters, Berkshire controls more than 70 distinct businesses including Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the railway group; Geico, the car insurance company; and Borsheims, the Nebraska-based...
...’s largest ever acquisition – a deal valuing railway company Burlington Northern at $44bn....
...The purchase of a 10.9 per cent stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe – and other undisclosed holdings in two unnamed rivals – is a trademark move by the 76-year-old investor....
...Funding a share buy-back was part of the aim of a $500m issue by Burlington Northern Santa Fe, a US railway company....
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