Berkshire Hathaway buys Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billion. Buffett touts Abel’s deal-making
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Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison in a $6.8B take-private deal, one of the first major moves under new CEO Greg Abel. TMHC has already surged ~22% on the news, trading near the announced deal price, leaving minimal spread for new longs but setting up a read-through to peer homebuilders.
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Wrong ifIf the deal price reflects TMHC-specific synergies or a unique land-bank rather than a sector-wide view, peers don't re-rate and the thesis collapses; also, any macro housing data miss (mortgage rates spike, housing starts fall) in the next two weeks kills the read-through instantly.
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