Acquisition Strategy: Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway

acquisition strategy: Buffett over the years has not been shy about using the cash spit off from his vast array of holdings to buy companies, such as his most recent acquiree, Precision Castparts, according to Market Watch. Even excluding the $20 billion he has said he likes to keep as a cushion, Buffett has plenty of firepower to deploy. Is Warren Buffett running out of acquisition ideas Buffett Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -0.48% closed the third quarter with $84.8 billion in cash, a gain of some $13 billion during the course of 2016. In the quarterly report, Berkshire Hathaway says its long-held acquisition strategy is to acquire businesses at sensible prices that have consistent earning power, good returns on equity and able and honest management. Barron Buzz: For funds, get active Barron senior editor Jack Hough and WSJ Shelby Holliday preview the upcoming issue of Barron's. The question then is which of those metrics is proving most troublesome. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.