The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Well, investors don't need to wait for an initial public offering (IPO). As it turns out, you can already invest in Squishmallows because the brand sneakily went public years ago. Then, in late 2022, Alleghany was acquired by none other than Warren Buffett 's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B).

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Initial public offerings, or IPOs, can generate a lot of excitement, especially when there hasn't been a public offering in a long time. nonvoting stake in the subsidiary. In addition, following the IPO, Softbank will still retain about a 90% stake.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Keep reading to find out what's happening with Alibaba and why investors are so excited about a potential initial public offering ( IPO ) from among the company's extensive holdings. Cainiao Network Technology is Alibaba's logistics business, and it's planning to file for an initial public offering in Hong Kong.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 7, 2024

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested in Nu before its initial public offering in 2021, and the move seemed to have been ill-advised for a while as Nu's shares sank nearly 70% by mid-2022. However, Buffett's conglomerate owns 41.2% That's a bigger stake than any other company in Berkshire's investment portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

But there are still companies held in the investment conglomerate's stock portfolio that are capable of delivering market-crushing returns. Buffett's investment conglomerate currently owns a roughly 3.4% stake in the company. With Berkshire sporting a market capitalization of more than $783.5

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

I'm going to share 10 stocks that have crushed the index since their initial public offering ( IPO ), and they have the potential to help you beat the market going forward, too. AWS is spearheading the company's AI initiatives, from developing data center chips to helping businesses develop their own AI applications.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2024

Warren Buffett is one of the world's most closely followed billionaire investors because his investment-driven conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin over the past four decades. stake in Amazon accounts for about 0.5% stake in Snowflake and it's just 0.2%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway , the sprawling conglomerate that has its hands in various industries, also owns a massive equities portfolio. This tiny stake might make the financial stock go underappreciated among investors. of the $367 billion stock portfolio. of the $367 billion stock portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 12, 2023

Investors are smart to file through the conglomerate's public equities portfolio to find new ideas. And it has certainly delivered, as a $10,000 investment in the stock at its initial public offering in 2008 would be worth $171,000 as of this writing, translating to a greater than 1,600% gain that trounces the S&P 500.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

billion in NetCo, Italy's largest fixed telecoms network; and the sale of its stake in the Hohe See and Albatros wind farms off the shores of Germany for $374 million in proceeds. Invested C$534 million in KPN, bringing our ownership stake to 2.9%. Japan, increasing our ownership stake to 3%. stake in Pushpay Holdings Ltd.,

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Just one quarter after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought more than $266 million worth of Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) stock, the conglomerate dumped nearly all of that stake in the third quarter this year, selling more than 95% of its shares. Well, that wasn't long. The move was surprising for those who follow Buffett.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 11, 2025

The company signed a 25-year NNN (with built-in rent escalators) with the tenant, one of the oldest and largest privately-held industrial manufacturing conglomerates in the U.S. It also owns a stake in cold storage REIT Lineage Logistics that it could liquidate now that Lineage has completed its initial public offering.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 9, 2025

Bill Gates would be worth well over $1 trillion today if he never gave up a single share of the 45% stake in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) he held just after the company's 1986 initial public offering. Nonetheless, the trustees have worked to maintain a substantial stake in the conglomerate by selling off other assets.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is one stock the conglomerate sold entirely during this year's second quarter. Decelerating revenue growth, and blowout losses Snowflake was growing at a lightning-fast pace when Berkshire invested in the company ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) in 2020.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Since the company's initial public offering in July 2004 at $14 per share, the stock has returned 7,058%, including an ongoing 12-year streak of consecutive annual dividend increases.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2025

However, Warren Buffett and his team of investors at Berkshire Hathaway clearly had their fingers on the pulse of Wall Street after what was a fairly quiet year for the giant conglomerate on the buying front. stake in the company. Verisign went public at the start of 1998 and its stock is up roughly 3,150% since. 17 and Dec.

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