Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc agreed to buy chemical and lubricant maker Lubrizol Corp for $9 billion in cash.
Berkshire will acquire Lubrizol for $135 per share, about 28 per cent premium to Lubrizol’s closing price on Friday. The deal includes the assumption of $0.7 billion of debt.
(Published 14 March 2011, 14:50 IST)
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