Top Deals of 2009 Exclude Private Equity
Private equity's fingerprints are nowhere near the largest deals of 2009. Unless you consider Berkshire Hathaway a private equity firm, a title which Warren Buffet would be horrified to hold. (He likes to refer to buyout firms as porn shop operators, you may recall) Berkshire Hathaway's deal for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, announced today, is the fifth-largest deal in the world this year. It's Buffet's largest deal ever. Below, we've posted the full list, courtesy of Thomson Reuters.
3 November 2009•2 mins read
