Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Luxembourg-based private investment firm CVC Capital Partners is in discussions to acquire one of the eight franchises in The Hundred, marking what would be the first private equity investment in English cricket, according to a report by the Guardian. CVC’s cricket investments have been successful in the past.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 20, 2024

The wraps are finally off, with Berkshire's most recent 13-F filing disclosing all the conglomerate's equity positions as of the end of the first quarter. Buffett acquired nearly 26 million shares of the company over the past three quarters, a stake that's now worth about $6.9 Chubb's investments are also doing well.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

I've believed for a long time that investing in Warren Buffett's favorite stock was similar to investing in an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The conglomerate owns over 60 subsidiaries and has stakes in over 40 other publicly traded companies. It's possible that his successors could adopt different investing philosophies.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 26, 2024

As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , Buffett offers tons of investment advice and commentary in his annual letters to shareholders and at the conglomerate's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. And yet, Berkshire Hathaway's $312 billion investment portfolio is heavily concentrated in just a few stocks.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Where is Warren Buffett investing? So where is Buffett investing these days? He has nearly $150 billion invested in one stock -- and it's not Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). will reveal that Apple remains the conglomerate's biggest individual stock holding. Apple isn't where Berkshire has the most money invested, though.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 11, 2024

By 1965, he was running his own investment company called Berkshire Hathaway , which he still leads today. Buffett has steered Berkshire to a total return of 4,384,748% over the last 58 years, which would have been enough to turn a $1,000 investment into more than $43.8 Should you invest $1,000 in Amazon right now? Amazon: 0.5%

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

is reviewing strategic options for its majority stake in SK Shipping Co., is working with financial advisers as it weighs a potential partial or full sale of its stake, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Considers Selling Stake in SK Shipping for $10bn South Korean buyout firm Hahn & Co.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 29, 2024

He amassed this fortune by buying businesses (notably including Berkshire Hathaway ) and investing in stocks. Could you rack up hefty profits by investing in ETFs that Buffett likes? Here's how much money you'd have now if you invested $10,000 in Buffett's favorite ETF 10 years ago. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Alternatively, TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese tech conglomerate called ByteDance, is experiencing unprecedented growth overseas -- the platform reportedly has 150 million users just in the U.S. According to Reddit's IPO filing, Altman has invested nearly $60 million into Reddit, giving him a more than 9% equity stake in the business.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 17, 2024

With nearly 70 years of public investing experience (that he has documented publicly with annual shareholder letters along the way), he brings a wealth of knowledge to each of his investment decisions. So, when Buffett decides to buy a stock, the whole investing world pays attention. So his investment in Chubb speaks loudly.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2024

Today, there are six investable companies with a market cap of $1 trillion or more. Of that, about 29%, $88 billion, is invested in Apple. That's despite some significant sales from the Oracle of Omaha over the past three quarters, including about half Berkshire’s stake in the second quarter.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 14, 2023

As Warren Buffett has gotten older, many have questioned whether the 92-year-old has still got it when it comes to investing. Investing outside the U.S. explicitly telling investors right after the pandemic began in 2020 to never bet against America, Buffett and Berkshire have also not been afraid to make investments outside the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

One of the better developments in the investing world over the past several years has been the introduction of fractional shares. Popularized by Robinhood Markets , fractional shares have removed a barrier to entry in investing. If you have $100 available to invest, look no further than the conglomerate of all conglomerates.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 17, 2023

According to Warren Buffett, "All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies." Buffett's is betting big on Apple Buffett's been at the helm of Berkshire since 1965, but one of its biggest investments of all time didn't enter the equity portfolio until 2016.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2024

Should you be concerned that Buffett sold nearly 9% of Berkshire's stake in Bank of America in the second quarter of 2024? Over the long run, I expect an investment in Bank of America will pay off nicely. Note, though, that the Japanese conglomerate trades via two over-the-counter stocks. I don't think so.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 24, 2024

The problem with real estate investing is that it is not as passive as the internet claims. Altria Group: Price increases and selling minority stakes Our first stock is Altria Group (NYSE: MO). Altria Group owns a large stake in Anheuser Busch , the global beer company. Real estate can be a great investment for some people.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 31, 2024

Buffett has $177 billion invested in these "Magnificent Seven" stocks. The conglomerate's stake is currently worth close to $175.9 One of Berkshire's other investment managers first bought 10 million shares of Apple in May 2016. Berkshire's stake in the e-commerce and cloud services giant is currently worth around $1.6

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2024

investment company. To put it another way, an investment of $1,000 in Berkshire stock in 1965 would be worth a whopping $42.5 To put it another way, an investment of $1,000 in Berkshire stock in 1965 would be worth a whopping $42.5 The same investment in the S&P 500 would have grown to just $328,500. million today.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

of the conglomerate's portfolio. Like many investors, Buffett has made a lot of money from his investment in the technology giant. Here's how much you'd have if you invested $10,000 in Apple stock when Warren Buffett first bought it. Berkshire increased its stake in Apple by more than 55%. It makes up a whopping 44.3%

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

latest 13F filing revealed that the conglomerate trimmed its stake in Amazon by roughly 5%. Buffett mentioned in his 2022 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that Todd Combs and Ted Weschler had " total authority in respect to $34 billion of investments" (emphasis original). Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2024

That's a practically incomprehensible number, so I'll put it a different way: If you invested in Berkshire Hathaway when Buffett took over, you'd have more than 138 times the wealth you'd have if you'd just bought and held the S&P 500. There's one investment Buffett's been piling money into during the past year, though.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2023

14, providing an update on what stocks the investment conglomerate bought and sold in the second quarter. Notably, the investment conglomerate significantly reduced its stake in General Motors (NYSE: GM). Berkshire also significantly trimmed its stake in GM last year, dumping 10 million shares in the period.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Warren Buffett is arguably the most successful investment manager in history. Since 1965, he has steered his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , to average annual returns of 19.8% Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple has grown to account for 45.5% of the investment fund's portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

And could selling so much Apple stock be the biggest investing mistake he's ever made? The fact that he sold nearly half of Berkshire's stake in Apple in Q2 could seem to indicate that he no longer views the business or its management team as outstanding. Buffett's biggest investing mistake? What was Buffett thinking?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2024

Warren Buffett's diversified conglomerate generated those steady returns even as inflation, elevated interest rates, and geopolitical conflicts rattled the broader markets. What makes Berkshire Hathaway a resilient investment? billion N/A Insurance Investment Income $6.48 Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 26, 2024

Warren Buffett led the Berkshire Hathaway investment company to market-beating returns every year (on average) since 1965. When he's considering buying a stake in a company, Buffett likes to see a long track record of success, solid growth potential, and a strong management team. Should you invest $1,000 in Snowflake right now?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 23, 2024

In other words, a $100 investment in the conglomerate back then would be worth nearly $4.4 The conglomerate sold 2,651,978 shares, or 21% of its total stake in the financial services company. The stock trades at a slightly higher valuation compared to its recent history, which may be why Berkshire sold some of its stake.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Novo Holdings, a shareholder with a 77% stake in weight-loss wonderdrug-maker Novo Nordisk, is investing $290 million in renewable energy as stocks in green energy companies take a dip, Bloomberg reported. Candy maker Mars has promised to invest $1 billion over the next three years in an effort to hit net-zero by 2050.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Japanese chipmaker Rohm said on Tuesday it will invest 100 billion yen ($722 million) in a fund backed by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), which is launching a tender offer for Toshiba Corp. The purpose of the investment is to “participate in the privatisation of Toshiba and help to resolve their issues”, Rohm said in a statement.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 8, 2024

Investing legend Warren Buffett has delivered fortune-building returns to Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) You can position yourself to profit alongside the centibillionaire by investing in some of his favorite stocks. Here are three of Buffett's biggest buys, all of which remain smart investments today.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2024

Roughly 72% of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is invested in just five dividend stocks. Although Buffett has sold a significant portion of his stake in Apple this year, including a notable reduction of nearly half recently, it's still Berkshire's top individual stock holding by far. Should you invest $1,000 in Apple right now?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As the longtime CEO of Berkshire Hathaway , he has held many winning investments. The conglomerate first started buying shares in the iPhone maker during the first quarter of 2016. Favorite holding period Buffett's investment strategy has long focused on finding outstanding businesses and aiming to hold them for a long time.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 7, 2024

People tend to want to own stakes in exciting companies making headlines. What they need , however, are reliable investments with staying power. Berkshire is a basket of stocks and a bunch of privately owned (not publicly traded) companies that collectively make up a massive conglomerate. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

Some of Berkshire's strong gains can be attributed to high-flying stocks in its investment portfolio. Mitsubishi Buffett listed Mitsubishi (OTC: MSBHF) among the investments he expects Berkshire to "maintain indefinitely." Shares of the Japanese conglomerate have skyrocketed over 40% this year. That could be a smart decision.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 30, 2024

28 -- Warren Buffett's conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). This is a testament to Buffett's investing prowess and Berkshire's sound business model, which supports a cash-generating machine that has rewarded investors handsomely over the long haul. Image source: The Motley Fool. behind State Farm.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

In total, there are nearly four dozen stocks in which the conglomerate has a stake. Apple was a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity Around the time Buffett first scooped up Apple stock, investors were concerned about weaker demand for the newest iPhone. Should you invest $1,000 in Apple right now?

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2024

More recently, he made what may be a once-in-a-generation bet on Southeast Asian conglomerate Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) after having sold most of his shares in 2022. Since that time, Sea Limited has focused on its home region of Southeast Asia, investing in logistics to bolster its competitive advantage.

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