When Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A 0.46% in 1965 for for about $12 a share, it was a textile company and one of the largest employers in New Bedford, Mass. It quickly became Buffett's acquisition vehicle.
1965年,当巴菲特以每股约12美元的价格收购伯克希尔哈撒韦公司时,它是一家纺织企业,也是马萨诸塞州新贝德福德最大的雇主之一。但它很快就成为巴菲特旗下的收购工具。
He first bought up insurance companies and then a whole host of other kinds of companies, including retailer Nebraska Furniture Mart, See's Candies, catalog company Oriental Trading, ice cream scooper Dairy Queen, underwear maker Fruit of the Loom, railroad firm Burlington Northern, and, most recently in partnership with Brazilian investment firm 3G, ketchup maker Heinz.
通过伯克希尔哈撒韦公司,巴菲特先收购了一些保险公司,然后是其他各行各业的公司,包括零售商内布拉斯加家具商场(Nebraska Furniture Mart)、时思糖果、商品目录公司东方贸易(Oriental Trading)、冰淇淋品牌Dairy Queen、内衣制造商Fruit of the Loom、铁路公司伯灵顿北方等等。最近伯克希尔哈撒韦公司与巴西投资公司3G联合收购了番茄酱生产商亨氏食品公司(Heinz)。