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Berkshire buys Taylor Morrison at a fat premium — grab the deal spread and ride homebuilder speculation

Berkshire Hathaway is buying home builder Taylor Morrison for $72.50 a share in cash — a 24% premium above Friday's closing price. It's Greg Abel's first big acquisition since taking the reins at Berkshire.

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Takeover deals usually trade slightly below the offer price because investors demand a small discount for the risk that the deal falls apart. With Berkshire's fortress balance sheet behind this all-cash bid, the deal-closing risk is low — meaning the current gap between TMHC's market price and $72.50 is essentially free money. Other home builders like D.R. Horton, Lennar, and Toll Brothers could also catch a bid as investors speculate about who's next.

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