Famed investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway placed a $2.7 billion bet on Paramount in 2022.
But when someone who's worth an estimated $132 billion says "quite a bit of money," it's probably a very big amount.
The math: In 2022, Berkshire accumulated 91 million shares of Paramount B shares; Barron's estimates he paid "more than $30" per share.
AdvertisementThat left Berkshire with another 63.3 million Paramount shares at the beginning of 2024, and sometime between then and Saturday they have sold off the rest.
Add all that up, and it looks like Berkshire sold its Paramount stake for $1.2 billion after paying $2.7 billion for it — a $1.5 billion loss.
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