- Greece has 10 days to agree a deal ahead of next debt deadline
- Merkel ally concerned bailout money will blunt creditor leverage
- Legendary investor Warren Buffett close to biggest-ever deal
- British farming unions hold emergency summit on falling milk prices
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The day began with hopes of a Greek debt breakthrough but, as the history of these debt talks shows, there’s a long way to go between the germ of a deal and the signing on the dotted line.
What is certain, for sure, is that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is on its way to consummating its record takeover, a $37bn bid for an aerospace parts supplier. The sage of Omaha has been busy justifiying the high multiple he is paying for that not so well known company, Precision Castparts.
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Warren Buffett has revealed details on CNBC of his company’s $37bn takeover of Precision Castparts, which is not exactly a household name. And he’s admitted that he’s paying a “very high multiple” for the aerospace industry supplier.
Buffett told CNBC’s Squawk Box he made a bid for Precision during the Allen & Co. Sun Valley conference last month.
This is right up there at the top of expensive deals. This a very high multiple for us to pay,” said Buffett.
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