When Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A 0.46% in 1965 for for about $12 a share, it was a textile company and one of the largest employers in New Bedford, Mass. It quickly became Buffett's acquisition vehicle.
1965年,當巴菲特以每股約12美元的價格收購伯克希爾哈撒韋公司時,它是一家紡織企業,也是馬薩諸塞州新貝德福德最大的雇主之一。但它很快就成為巴菲特旗下的收購工具。
He first bought up insurance companies and then a whole host of other kinds of companies, including retailer Nebraska Furniture Mart, See's Candies, catalog company Oriental Trading, ice cream scooper Dairy Queen, underwear maker Fruit of the Loom, railroad firm Burlington Northern, and, most recently in partnership with Brazilian investment firm 3G, ketchup maker Heinz.
通過伯克希爾哈撒韋公司,巴菲特先收購了一些保險公司,然后是其他各行各業的公司,包括零售商內布拉斯加家具商場(Nebraska Furniture Mart)、時思糖果、商品目錄公司東方貿易(Oriental Trading)、冰淇淋品牌Dairy Queen、內衣制造商Fruit of the Loom、鐵路公司伯靈頓北方等等。最近伯克希爾哈撒韋公司與巴西投資公司3G聯合收購了番茄醬生產商亨氏食品公司(Heinz)。