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Article: ANALYSIS: SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, KAO MAY BE LURES FOR BUFFETT.
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- May 10, 2006
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TOKYO, May 10 Asia Pulse - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett may want to look at such companies as Sony Financial Holdings Inc. and Kao Corp. (TSE:4452) if he decides to follow up on recent comments expressing his interest in someday acquiring a Japanese company.
Speaking to Berkshire shareholders at the company's annual meeting over the weekend, Buffett indicated that overseas acquisitions were a possibility and spoke about an interest in Japan.
Sony Financial Holdings -- comprised of Sony Life Insurance Co., Sony Assurance Inc. and Sony Bank -- would be an attractive acquisition for Buffett for its sheer size and the Sony Corp. (TSE:6758) ...