Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital Buying Heinz
$23.2 billion deal
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc and 3G Capital will buy H.J. Heinz Co.for $72.50 a share, or $23.2 billion in cash, Heinz said on Thursday.
Including debt assumption, Heinz valued the deal at $28 billion, which it called the largest in food industry history.