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Berkshire-owned BNSF taps bankers for its own acquisition

Berkshire-owned BNSF taps bankers for its own acquisition

BNSF, the railroad giant owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is working with Goldman Sachs to explore a takeover of a rival, according to people familiar with the matter. Its interest comes as its chief rival, Union Pacific, pursues a takeover of Norfolk Southern, Semafor reported Thursday, which would create the country’s only coast-to-coast railroad and leave BNSF at a …

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