The Mega Deals of Warren Buffett: Creating a $100 Billion Company

In THE MEGA DEALS OF WARREN BUFFETT we trace Warren Buffett’s journey as he made Berkshire Hathaway the largest company in America. In this enthralling account we follow Buffett’s investment deals over the decade from 1989 to 1998 as Berkshire shares jumped 14-fold from $4700 to $68000 and its market cap grew from $5 billion to $100 billion.This was a period of Buffett’s career when he was approaching normal retirement age. But far from slowing down he was just hitting his stride. Buffett was as driven as ever to seek out great companies at good prices. By studying the decision-making that went into his investment deals and the successful and unsuccessful outcomes we can learn from Buffett and become better investors ourselves.In this decade Buffett made investments in Wells Fargo USAir American Express The Shoe Group Helzberg Diamond Shops RC Willey FlightSafety International Dairy Queen NetJets and General Re.For each of these deals investing expert and Buffett historian Glen Arnold dives into unprecedented detail to analyse the investment process and the stories of the individuals involved. Arnold’s engaging lucid style transports the reader to the time and place of the deals to truly appreciate how Buffett was operating.