American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, controlled by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, owning businesses across insurance, utilities, manufacturing, retail, and equity stakes.
Proved that a conglomerate structure — historically associated with value destruction — could be a superior capital allocation vehicle when the holding company management has better judgment than individual business managers, using insurance float as permanent low-cost capital.
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