$44bn Berkshire US rail buy is Buffett's biggest
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$44bn Berkshire US rail buy is Buffett's biggest

03 November 2009
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Berkshire Hathaway will take 100 percent ownership of US freight railway operator the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) in a cash and share deal worth $44bn - the largest transaction in the firm's history.

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