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  • January 2009
  • Case

Berkshire Hathaway

By: Bharat N. Anand and Samhita Patwardhan Jayanti
Berkshire Hathaway describes the history and strategy of one of the best known investment firms over the last forty years. The case describes the investment philosophy of Warren Buffett, its legendary chairman and CEO, the gradual diversification of its portfolio, its... View Details
Keywords: History; Private Equity; Diversification; Resource Allocation; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Strategy; Investment; Corporate Governance
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  • August 2018 (Revised April 2019)
  • Case

Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A)

By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, Francois Brochet and Christine Johnson
In May 2018, Berkshire Hathaway announced an unprecedented loss of more than $1 billion for the first quarter of 2018. Warren Buffett blamed this loss on the new accounting rules for equity securities which he criticized. In the case ‘Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire... View Details
Keywords: Equity Securities; FASB; Fair Value Accounting; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Services Industry
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  • 11 Jun 2013
  • News

A Rising Star Emerges at Berkshire

Keywords: Warren Buffett; Berkshire Hathaway; Tracy Britt; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • March 2019
  • Supplement

Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (B)

By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Francois Brochet
This case serves as a complement to the case "Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (A)". View Details
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  • January 2019 (Revised March 2019)
  • Teaching Note

Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A) and (B)

By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, Francois Brochet and Christine Johnson
Teaching Note for HBS No. 119-030 and HBS No. 119-090 View Details
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  • May 2019
  • Supplement

Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A) and (B)

By: Jonas Heese and Suraj Srinivasan
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  • 21 Apr 2016
  • News

Warren Buffett's Risky Final Bet

Keywords: philanthropy; succession planning; leadership; Berkshire Hathaway
  • 15 Feb 2013
  • News

Heinz Turnaround CEO Johnson May Reap $100 Million After Buyout

  • 07 Mar 2019
  • News

Jim Rooney, Haven, and Cord Cutting

  • December 2002 (Revised October 2013)
  • Case

Williams, 2002

By: Joshua Coval, Robin Greenwood and Peter Tufano
Williams, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based firm in various energy businesses, must decide whether to accept a financing package offered by Berkshire Hathaway and Lehman Brothers. The proposed one-year credit facility would provide the firm with financial resources in a... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Crisis Management; Credit; Capital Structure; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Financial Instruments; Energy Industry; United States
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  • 06 Feb 2018
  • News

What Could Amazon’s Approach to Health Care Look Like?

  • 30 Sep 2015
  • News

Why Wall Street Cannot Beat Buffett

  • 04 Mar 2020
  • News

Warren Buffett has the right answer to crony capitalism: women

  • 17 May 2019
  • News

Amazon’s Priorities Over the Years, Based on Jeff Bezos’s Letters to Shareholders

  • May 2009 (Revised June 2011)
  • Case

Going to the Oracle: Goldman Sachs, September 2008

By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
On September 23, 2008, in the midst of an historic crisis in the U.S. financial markets, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. Goldman CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, said: "We are pleased that given our longstanding relationship, Warren... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Capital Structure; Financial Liquidity; Financial Markets; Investment; Performance Capacity; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • 23 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 23

September 2008 Harvard Business School Case 309-069 On September 23, 2008, in the midst of an historic crisis in the U.S. financial markets, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway invested $5 billion in Goldman... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers

    On May 12, 2012, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway announced an offer to buy Media General’s (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and, under a separate agreement, provide debt financing to the struggling firm.  Reactions from investors and industry... View Details

    • May 2017 (Revised February 2024)
    • Case

    Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)

    By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
    This case describes Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC) February 2017 unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer to acquire Unilever. The offer was made to Unilever CEO Paul Polman by KHC chairman Alexandre Behring, who was also co-founder and CEO of Brazilian-based 3G Capital... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions
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    • 01 Oct 2024
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Choosing Passion: A Founder’s Mission to Meet a Need for Obesity Care

    Keywords: Re: Jon M. Jachimowicz; Health
    • May 2024 (Revised February 2025)
    • Case

    Choosing the Course of Passion: Brooke Boyarsky Pratt at knownwell

    By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Alexis Lefort
    Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (HBS ’13) enjoyed considerable success in her early career, quickly climbing the ranks to associate partner at McKinsey, and later becoming an executive vice president at Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. Throughout these years,... View Details
    Keywords: Passion; Career; Career Planning; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Identity; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry; United States
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