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Thanks for the article. Gavilon was actually a company based in Omaha - Buffett's (and my) hometown. It is widely believed that Marubeni paid too much for Gavilon. It was sold to Viterra last year.

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Rei Saito's avatar

Thanks for the tidbit! Yeah, I do believe that the Sogo Shosha vastly overpaid for every foreign entity they bough in the 80s and early 90s

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Kalani Scarrott's avatar

What an absolute banger ! Legendary work

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