Introduction Warren E. Buffett‚ the chairperson of Berkshire Hathaway (BH)‚ is the world’s greatest investor of the current era. From 1965 to 2007‚ BH has compounded annual gain of 20.3% while S&P has 9.3% (Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‚ 2009). Most investors get normal returns and believe the market is in semi strong form. However Buffett believes the market is inefficient and acts on his own investment philosophy. This report will analysis BH’s acquisition of PacifiCorp‚ evaluate Buffett’s performance
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Warren Buffett 1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Answer1: The increase in the stock price of Scottish Power plc and Berkshire Hathaway indicate a market approval for the acquisition and created value for both buyers and sellers. Answer2: a
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acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? 2. Based on the multiples for comparable regulated utilities‚ what is the range of possible values for PacifiCorp? What questions might you have about this range? 3. Assess the bid for PacifiCorp. How does it compare with the firm’s intrinsic value? As an alternative‚ the instructor could suggest that students perform a simple discounted cash-flow
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PressReleasePing Concept Life Sciences acquires CXR Biosciences to augment its expanding service base in Discovery and PreClinical Sciences LONDON: Concept Life Sciences‚ scientific Laboratory and consultancy group has acquired CXR Biosciences. This marks its fourth acquisition since it was formed in July 2014. Led by Executive Chairman Michael Fort and Chief Executive Officer Alan Morgan the Concept Life Sciences Group currently has over 600 staff in 11 core locations‚ with advanced plans for further
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As many investors now say‚ it is getting harder to find value in choosing stocks and acquiring companies particularly successful ones. This is why in 2001 Warren Buffet said “We need elephants to make significant gains now-and they are hard to find” This is very similar to today’s valuations of companies that are now back to all-time highs so it is more difficult to find intrinsic value in a company. As Mr. Buffet many times has said there needs to be intricsic value when investing which he defines
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meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Berkshire purchased PacificCorp for $5.1B cash and $4.3B in liabilities and preferred stock‚ a transaction valued at $9.4b. On the day of the announcement‚ both Berkshire and Scottish Power stocks jumped. The market seemingly reacted positively
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story of Paul Rusesabagina‚ depicted in the movie Hotel Rwanda‚ displays the hardships and unique situations that can force people to take on a leadership position and endeavour through modern day predicaments and crisis. Critically acclaimed author Warren Bennis‚ an expert on Leadership studies‚ has himself served in the army as one of the youngest ever infantry officers and has been commemorated with awards of the highest order. In Bennis’ article ‘Differences between Managers and Leaders’ we can
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Global Marketing § What is Global Marketing? Global Marketing is the process of focusing the resources and objectives of a company on global marketing opportunities. It means widening the business horizons to encompass the world when scanning for opportunity and threat. This decision to entering new markets depends strongly on the company’s resources‚ managerial mindset and the nature of opportunity and threat‚ which not every company is able to. In the 1990s‚ the
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created Septimus Warren Smith as a double for Clarissa. In what ways are Clarissa and Septimus different? In what ways are they the same? Published in 1925‚ Mrs. Dalloway is a novel written by Virginia Woolf‚ an English novelist who is considered as being one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. This novel covers multiple themes such as solitude‚ insanity‚ love and death‚ themes that reveal realities that she had lived herself. Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith are two
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to: William Cochran from: subject: Pacificorp Acquistion analysis and recommendation date: The following memo analyzes MidAmerican’s potential acquisition of PacifiCorp. Contents included involve a financial analysis‚ qualitative analysis‚ valuation‚ and acquisition recommendation. After careful review‚ MidAmerican should acquire PacifiCorp at the current offering price of $9.4 billion ($5.1 billion in cash and $4.3 billion in attached liabilities and preferred
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