Berkshire Hathaway

About

Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company.

Omaha,Nebraska,United States
10001 - max
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised: $68M
Industries: Air Transportation,Credit,Insurance,Property Insurance,Real Estate
Founded date: Jan 1, 1839
Number Of Employee: 10001 - max
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nyse:BRKB
Legal Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Investor Type: Investment Bank

Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company headed by its President & CEO, [Warren Buffet](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/warren-buffett). The company owns, manages and oversees subsidiary companies. Some companies they own wholly include GEICO, Fruit of the Loom, and Helzberg Diamonds. Berkshire Hathaway also holds a significant minority in American Express, The Coca-Cola Company, Wells Fargo, and IBM. The company is considered to be the ninth largest public company in the world, according to Forbes Global 2000 list.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$71.51M

Berkshire Hathaway has raised a total of $71.51M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 27, 2022 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Sep 27, 2022	Post-IPO Equity	$68M	1	Gregory E. Abel	—	Detail
Aug 15, 2019	Post-IPO Equity	$3.51M	1	Pershing Square Capital Management	—	Detail
May 10, 1996	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

22

19

Berkshire Hathaway has made 22 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 30, 2022, when Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company raised $4.10B.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Sep 30, 2022 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company	Post-IPO Equity	$4.10B	Consumer Electronics	Yes
Sep 29, 2022 Occidental Petroleum	Post-IPO Equity	$352M	Energy	Yes
Apr 6, 2022 HP	Post-IPO Equity	$4.20B	Computer	Yes
Mar 5, 2022 Occidental Petroleum	Post-IPO Equity	$5.10B	Energy	Yes
Feb 16, 2022 Nubank	Post-IPO Equity	$1B	Banking	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

2

Berkshire Hathaway is funded by 2 investors. Gregory E. Abel and Pershing Square Capital Management are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Gregory E. Abel	Yes	Post-IPO Equity
Pershing Square Capital Management	Yes	Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

10

Berkshire Hathaway has 10 current employee profiles, including Executive Warren Buffett

Executive

Executive

Board member

Board member

Board member

Exits

Berkshire Hathaway has had 14 exits. Berkshire Hathaway most notable exits include Nubank , One97

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Dec 9, 2021	Nubank	IPO	Banking	Detail
Nov 18, 2021	One97	IPO	Finance	Detail
Nov 28, 2014	STORE Capital	IPO	Financial Services	Detail
Nov 1, 2012	Restoration Hardware	IPO	E-Commerce	Detail
Jan 1, 2008	Pilot Flying J	M&A	Oil and Gas	Detail

Acquisition

Berkshire Hathaway has acquired 53 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was See's Candies on Jan 1, 1972. They acquired See's Candies for $25M.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jan 1, 1972 See's Candies	Retail	acquisition	$ 25M	Detail
Oct 30, 1985 The Scott Fetzer Company	Automotive	acquisition	$ 413M	Detail
Jul 1, 1991 H.H. Brown Shoe Company	Manufacturing	acquisition	—	Detail
Oct 21, 1992 Central States Indemnity	Financial Services	acquisition	—	Detail
Mar 1, 1995 Helzberg Diamonds	Jewelry	—	—	Detail