History of Berkshire Hathaway inc.

Did you know that Berkshire's total book value was $43mn in 1967.... If you are interested in reading old Berkshire Hathaway 10-K reports from 1968 onwards then please e-mail me at d_menashi@yahoo.com Berkshire's Equity portfolio : Are you curious to know about Berkshire's latest investment portfolio. Click here to get the past 12 months stock performance for all the stocks. Analysis of Berkshire Hathaway's earnings since 1977 Berkshire's earnings 1977-1982 Berkshire's earnings 1983-1987 Berkshire's earnings 1988-1992 Berkshire's earnings 1993-1996 Berkshire's earnings 1997-2001 Berkshire's earnings 2002-2005 Berkshire's earnings 2006-2011 Birth of Berkshire Hathaway and how Buffett got into it Birth of Berkshire Hathaway How Buffett got interested in Berkshire Hathaway Buffett's initial days as Berkshire's Chairman Buffett's first management decisions as Berkshire's chairman Buffett's early years in Berkshire How Berkshire got into insurance Berkshire's first acquisition using float Buffett's first blues after taking over as Chairman of Board Berkshire's investment in Blue chip stamps See's candies and its loyal customer A Business that needs very little incremental capital Berkshire's investment in Washington Post Berkshire's investment in Wesco Financial Why SEC investigated Berkshire's investment in Weso? Berkshire's progress 1977-1982 Berkshire's investment in Buffalo news How Buffett had almost blew it up? Buffalo News turn around GEICO - Buffett's first business love Dilemma of GEICO's goodwill Trivia about Buffett's involvement with GEICO Berkshire's progress 1983-1987 How Berkshire generated $100mn premium from a newspaper ad Nebraska Furniture mart Cap cities/ABC Completely outfrom Textiles by 1985 1987 crash The Fechheimer Bros. Co Scott & Fetzer co Berkshire's progress 1988-1992 Berkshire's Salomon Brothers deal SAINTED SEVEN - Berkshire's seven businesses as of 1987 Berkshire's investment in BORSHEIM’S Arbitrage bet - RJR Nabisco Berkshire's issuance of zero coupon convertible debentures Berkshire's investment in Coca cola Berkshire's investment in Well's fargo How Berkshire profited from Hurricane hugo? How Berkshire made $2.5bn from Freddie Mac? Berkshire's entry into shoe business Credit card insurance business - Central states indemnity Berkshire's progress 1993-1996 Dexter shoe : worst investment of Berkshire Berkshire's investment in American express Selling cap cities prematurely for second time Berkshire's investment in US Air Berkshire's investment in Helzberg diamonds Ajit Jain and Berkshire's super cat large risk insurance business Cap cities merger with Disney Berkshire's investment in R.C.Wiley Home furnishings Berkshire's investment in Flight safety international Berkshire's investment in Kansas Banker's security

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Berkshire Hathaway's acquisitions

S.NO	COMPANY			YEAR ACQUIRED
1.	National Indemnity Primary group			1967
2.	Berkshire Hathway Homestate companies			1970
3.	See's Candies			1972
4.	Wesco Financial			1972
5.	The Buffalo News			1977
6.	Precision Steel Warehouse			1979
7.	Nebraska Furniture mart			1983
8.	Berkshire Hathaway Re-insurance group			1986
9.	Scott Fetzer co			1986
10.	Fechheimer Brothers			1986
11.	Borsheims Jewelry			1988
12.	H.H. Brown shoe			1991
13.	Central states Indemnity			1992
14.	GEICO			1995
15.	Helzberg's diamonds			1995
16.	R.C.Willey Home Furnishings			1995
17.	Kansas Bankers surety			1996
18.	Flight safety international			1996
19.	International Dairy Queen			1997
20.	Star Furniture			1997
21.	Gen Re.			1998
22.	Netjets			1998
23.	MidAmerican Energy			1999
24.	Jordan's furniture			1999
25.	United states liability Insurance group			2000
26.	Acme			2000
27.	Ben Bridge Jeweler			2000
28.	Benjamin Moore			2000
29.	CORT Business services			2000
30.	John's Manville			2000
31.	Justin Brands			2000
32.	Shaw Industries			2000
33.	Larson Juhl			2001
34.	MiTek inc			2001
35.	XTRA			2001
36.	Fruit of Loom			2001
37.	CTB International			2002
38.	Garan			2002
39.	The Pampered chef			2002
40.	Clayton Homes			2003
41.	McLane company			2003
42.	Medical Protective			2005
43.	Applied Underwriters			2003
44.	Business Wire			2005
45.	Forest River			2005
46.	Iscar			2005
47.	TTI			2005
48.	Boat USA			2007
49.	Richline group			2007
50.	Russell			2007
51.	Marmon group			2007
52.	Burlington Nothern Santa Fe			2010
53.	Lubrizol			2011
54.	Omaha Herald			2011

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