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Pacificorp Case

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1. The Stock market reaction to the acquisition of the PacifiCorp seems to portray the deal as win-win situation since it created value for both companies. The Berkshire Hathaway’s share price closed the day at 2.4%, with a $2.55 billion gain in market value, while the Scottish power Plc only managed a $0.81 billion. For the previous owners, Scottish power included, the price offered shows the gain in value over a few years since the merger with PacifiCorp is significant. As per acquisition accounting, the $2.5billion increase in market value is the company’s increase market value. The share price increase in share price also indicates that it was a good long-term deal. 2. His investment philosophy changed over time and can generally be

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