Berkshire’s Alleghany Deal Looks Like A Masterstroke From The Oracle

Rupert Hargreaves

Published onMarch 25, 2022

Updated on March 25, 2022

Warren Buffett has finally found a deal that meets has strict acquisition criteria.

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Earlier this week, Berkshire Hathaway announced that it has agreed to acquire the insurance group Alleghany Corporation for $848.02 per share or $11.6 billion.

This is a relatively small acquisition by Berkshire's standards. Indeed, it is less than 10% of the $140 billion-plus cash...

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Rupert Hargreaves

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha

Berkshire’s Alleghany Deal Looks Like A Masterstroke From The Oracle

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