Add to ORKGThe freedom to make contracts is a liberating feature of commercial life, yet too often contracts turn into tyranny, when haggling over fine print makes two sides mis-trust each other. This problem, and some solutions, are explored in this chapter from Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Business Model, by Lawrence Cunningham, a professor of contract law and expert on Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. Specific topics include Berkshire\u27s partner 3G, and acquisitions of Scott Fetzer, National Indemnity, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Benjamin Moore, and Kraft Heinz. The chapter explains, in the context of dealmaking and contracts, business views associated with Mr. Buffett and legal views on contracts and corporate law of his partner, Charlie Mu...
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This is Professor Cunningham\u27s Introduction to his renowned edited collection of Warren Buffett\u...
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This thesis considers the role of contracts and legal advisors in corporate acquisitions. M&A transa...
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Berkshire Hathaway, the $500 billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the world\u27s...
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Leveraged buyouts, particularly by a corporation\u27s management, provide unique opportunities for i...
The authors discuss the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to approve a plan of arrangement pri...
Kathryn Judge of Columbia University documents how financial intermediaries persistently impose high...
The concept of trust-- the fulfillment of promises both express and implied-- is at the heart of our...
This article focuses on the general problems confronting parties designing a contractual relationshi...
Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, are legendary for their distinctive investing ap...
Berkshire Hathaway, among history’s largest and most successful corporations, shuns middlemen; its c...
This is Professor Cunningham\u27s Introduction to his renowned edited collection of Warren Buffett\u...
Recently, courts have embraced the contractarian theory that corporate charters and bylaws constitut...
This chapter explores the role of mandatory fiduciary obligations in preserving trust between busine...
This thesis considers the role of contracts and legal advisors in corporate acquisitions. M&A transa...
The theme of this essay, a commentary on two papers forthcoming in the same volume on “The Worlds of...
The article discusses the Delaware Supreme Court\u27s decision in the case \u27Revlon, Inc. v. MacAn...
Berkshire Hathaway, the $500 billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the world\u27s...
The gold standard in corporate communications is that of Warren Buffett’s letters to shareholders. W...
Leveraged buyouts, particularly by a corporation\u27s management, provide unique opportunities for i...
The authors discuss the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to approve a plan of arrangement pri...
Kathryn Judge of Columbia University documents how financial intermediaries persistently impose high...
The concept of trust-- the fulfillment of promises both express and implied-- is at the heart of our...
This article focuses on the general problems confronting parties designing a contractual relationshi...