He's smart. He continues to say nothing in interviews. "The Big Whale" huh? What could "The Big Whale" be?
This "large acquisition" talk from Buffet is quite a departure. First off, everyone and their brother has been doing large acquisitions over the past two years. you would think Buffett would have been first to the mega-buyout party, not last. Second, U.S. valuations are completely out of line with his valuation methodology. If he were to make a large acquisition, I think it would be international. Has anyone applied for his CIO apprentice position?
I couldn't agree more. I do think it's going to be a record-breaking acquisition.. $46 billion is a lot of cash...
Looks like Mohnish Pabrai applied. He's an amazing value player. More: http://setup1.wsj.com/article/SB117769304545985007.html?mod=index_to_people
Liz Clayman acts like she's a gitty 16 year old school girl talking to the high school football quarterback.
As of Dec. 2006, He (Mohnish ) has returned an annualized 26.2% since inception in 1999, not too bad...