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A restructuring Dow Chem posts surprise profit (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Wall Street expected Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE:DOW), which for the first time in its 112-year history cut its dividend in February, to post a quarterly loss. But cost-cutting measures after its $15 billion acquisition of specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas Co. and strength in its agricultural business --...

Posted on April 30, 2009 8:44 AM

Buffett's lament on Dow-Rohm deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE:DOW) and Rohm and Haas Co. (NYSE:ROH) jointly announced late Monday they settled litigation disputes and will close Dow's acquisition of Rohm by April 1. The settlement agreement involves a new equity investment in Dow of $2.5 billion and, at Dow's option, an additional $500 million...

Posted on March 10, 2009 9:12 AM

Buffett's MidAmerican in latest electric car deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

CD has been keeping an eye on developments in the auto industry's global push to make energy-efficient vehicles and the infrastructure to support their sale. Here's the latest: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., majority owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., just invested HK$1.8 billion  ($230 million), in China's BYD Co....

Posted on September 29, 2008 5:10 PM

Big deal with a family factor? Warren can help (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Warren Buffett has long been known for his love of investing in family-owned or family-controlled businesses. Recently he's been emphasizing a related specialty: helping to shape the sale of  sizable companies with a significant family presence to bigger buyers. Consider:Anheuser-Busch Cos.'  $52 billion sale to InBev SA. Though he stayed...

Posted on July 15, 2008 4:30 PM

Another sweet deal for Buffett to tout at Berkshire jamboree next week (from Corporate Dealmaker)

It's a candy deal, but not a cookie-cutter transaction by any means. And since Mars Inc.'s $23 billion deal to buy chewing gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. happened with a major assist from Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett has yet another object lesson in applying creative solutions to basic...

Posted on April 28, 2008 5:23 PM

Background on Dexter Shoe, Buffett's worst deal yet (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In his letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders released Friday, chairman Warren Buffett writes with characteristic candor about his acquisition of Dexter Shoe in 1993 for $433 million. "To date," he says, "Dexter is the worst...

Posted on March 3, 2008 2:24 PM