Warren Buffett is reportedly eyeing Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest deal in three years

Warren Buffett is reportedly eyeing Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest deal in three years


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Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2025.
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is closing in on a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical unit OxyChem for roughly $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

The potential deal, which could finalize within days per the Journal, could be Berkshire’s largest since 2022 when it bought insurer Alleghany for $11.6 billion. That deal was announced in March of that year and completed in October 2022. Berkshire is sitting on a record cash hoard of $344 billion.

Buffett, 95, is stepping down as Berkshire CEO at the end of 2025, but he will remain as chairman. Buffett’s successor Greg Abel, who was CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, is known for his strong expertise in the energy industry.

Shares of Houston-based energy company fell 1.8% Tuesday despite WSJ’s report.

The Omaha-based conglomerate owned more than $11 billion worth of Occidental stock, or a 28.2% stake. The 95-year-old Buffett previously said he wouldn’t take full control of the oil company, founded by legendary oilman Armand Hammer.

In 2019, Buffett helped bankroll Occidental’s purchase of Anadarko Petroleum with a $10 billion commitment, receiving preferred shares and warrants to buy common stock in return. 

The billionaire investor started buying Occidental common stock in the open market in early 2022 after reading a transcript of the oil company’s earnings conference call. He took advantage of the heightened volatility in the Covid pandemic to scoop up the shares at a discount.

Occidental also pays a 2% dividend yield and has been investing in a carbon capture business.

— Click here to reach the original WSJ story.



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