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Lubrizol: A Good Investment in Berkshire's Purchase
Adam Block • Wed, Aug 10, 2011 • 1 Comment
Interesting Strategy in Lubrizol Puts
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Pricing Power: Why Warren Buffett Bought Lubrizol
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Lubrizol: Improvements Ahead
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Lubrizol Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 5, 2009
Lubrizol Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
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The Lubrizol Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
The Lubrizol Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 2, 2008
The Lubrizol Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 8, 2008
Lubrizol Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 26, 2007

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Earnings Roundup: April 27

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Company Description

The Lubrizol Corporation was founded in 1928. We are an innovative specialty chemical company with consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009, of $4,586.3 million. We supply technologies and produce additives, ingredients, resins and compounds that improve the quality, value and... More

Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Country: United States

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Saturday, October 8, 2011, 8:44 PM Markets sniff out weakness, and the relentless selling in financials may be no more than frontrunning John Paulson, whose Advantage Plus fund is reportedly off 47% through September's end. Redemptions - perhaps massive ones - are a possibility, meaning Paulson will have to unload financial shares, and others, he has been so fond of. One could do worse than picking a bottom in the XLF on the day he is forced to give up on the sector. 12 Comments [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday's open: AET, AN, ARW, ATI, BA, COP, CP, DAL, DOW, DPS, ECL, ELN, ENR, EXC, GD, GLW, HES, HSP, IACI, LM, LVLT, LZ, MCO, MT, MWV, MYL, NDAQ, NEE, NOC, PX, RES, ROC, SO, STD, TEVA, TMO, TUP, WLP, WYN, ZMH Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, June 9, 2011, 10:23 AM Lubrizol (LZ) shareholders approve the sale of the company to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), a milestone in a deal that led to embarrassment when Warren Buffett lieutenant David Sokol resigned from his job after it emerged that he had bought LZ stock ahead of the Berkshire sale announcement. (PR) Comment! [M&A]
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 7:50 AM With Buffettstock set to be less of a lovefest than usual today, DealBook assembles questions readers would ask the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) chief, given the chance - and (as the event likely will) they focus heavily on the Sokol/Lubrizol (LZ) affair after this week's internal report on the matter. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas, Top Stories, M&A]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 4:27 PM Warren Buffett and the rest of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.B) board are sued by a shareholder over David Sokol's trading in shares of Lubrizol (LZ), a company that was later bought by Berkshire. “As a result of Sokol’s unethical behavior, Berkshire suffered significant reputational losses and other damages," shareholder Mason Kirby alleges. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 1:30 PM An updated proxy statement in Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) deal for Lubrizol (LZ) indicates Buffett-successor candidate David Sokol knew about progress toward the deal before he bought nearly $10M of LZ stock. It's unclear whether he still has the shares, but if he held them on March 14, he reaped nearly $3M in profit. (previously) 1 Comment [Breaking News, M&A]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 10:10 AM Warren Buffett reportedly warned employees last year not to invest in companies that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) might invest in, suggesting that David Sokol didn’t follow directions when he invested in Lubrizol (LZ) shortly before he urged Buffett to buy the company. Also, Charlie Munger says he owned shares of BYD before Berkshire invested in the Chinese automaker in 2008. 4 Comments
Thursday, March 31, 2011, 5:10 PM What David Sokol did was "front-running, and everybody knows that it is wrong," Alice Schroder writes. "When Sokol pitched the deal to Buffett (BRK.A), he was holding stock in Lubrizol (LZ) that had the equivalent of free lottery tickets attached... Instead of condemning Sokol, Buffett gave him a pat on the back on the way out... It’s too bad that Buffett missed an opportunity to show moral courage." 16 Comments
Thursday, March 31, 2011, 12:51 PM As David Sokol sticks up for his purchase of Lubrizol (LZ) before Berkshire (BRK.A -2%) made a bid to purchase the chemical company, speculation about Sokol's holdings is driving other shares, like Middleburg Financial (MBRG +9.3%). Berkshire's going to suffer, David Weidner says, as folksy charm won't make this mess go away. 7 Comments
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 5:17 PM David Sokol, a possible successor to Warren Buffett (BRK.A), resigns. In his letter, Buffett mentions two facts: 1) Sokol's desire to build a family business. 2) Sokol's ownership of Lubrizol (LZ) shares, which is now being bought by Berkshire Hathaway. 9 Comments
Monday, March 21, 2011, 2:37 PM It's been a nice week for Evercore Partners (EVR +10.2%): First, it was an adviser in Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) $9B takeover of Lubrizol (LZ). It had a hand in Charles Schwab’s (SCHW) $1B stock purchase of OptionsXpress (OXPS). Then, the big fish, AT&T’s (T) proposed $39B acquisition of T-Mobile USA (DTEGY.PK). Comment!
Monday, March 14, 2011, 3:50 PM Some analysts see Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A -1.2%) $9B acquisition of Lubrizol (LZ) as inciting similar deals, but only one stock has surged: NewMarket (NEU +11.7%), seen as one of Lubrizol’s closest competitors. Analysts also point to Omnova (OMN +0.1%), Penford (PENX +0.5%), Huntsman (HUN -0.3%) and Solutia (SOA -0.4%) as possible buyout candidates. 1 Comment
Monday, March 14, 2011, 7:20 AM Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is buying Lubrizol (LZ), a specialty-chemicals company, for around $9B in cash. The $135/share deal marks a 28% premium to Lubrizol's close, and is also one of the largest acquisitions in Berkshire's history. (PR) Comment!
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:15 AM Lubrizol (LZ): Q3 EPS of $3.08 beats by $0.46. Revenue of $1.4B (+8.6%) in-line. (PR) Comment!
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABX, AN, ART, AVA, AVP, AVT, BC, BCO, BDC, BEN, BG, BLL, BMS, BRKR, BX, CAH, CCE, CELG, CL, CLI, CLP, CLS, CME, CMS, CNP, CPO, CRI, CRR, DBD, DLX, DOW, DUK, EE, EK, EQT, EXP, FAF, FO, GT, GTI, HEP, HOT, HS, HSC, IART, ICON, IDA, IMAX, IRM, KBR, KMT, LANC, LEA, LINE, LKQX, LLL, LVLT, LZ, MCO, MDU, MJN, MMM, MOT, NBL, NIHD, NXY, OCR, OMX, ORI, OSK, PCH, PNW, POR, POT, PPL, PSSI, PTEN, RGS, RTN, SHAW, STRA, SYNT, TDY, TE, TEL, TEN, TKR, TLCR, TRI, UTHR, VCI, WMB, XEL, XRAY, ZMH Comment!
Monday, June 21, 2010, 8:03 AM BASF (BASFY.PK) is poised to buy Cognis, the specialty chemical firm owned by Goldman Sachs (GS) and Permira Advisors, for at least €3.3B ($4.1B), after Cognis reportedly rejected a higher offer from Lubrizol (LZ) over the weekend. Comment!

Jacob Wolinsky
Macquarie Issues Profit Warning [Morning Update] http://bit.ly/xDfplr $LZ $MGU $VTR $CMA $GOOG $C $CYN $FITB
2/7/12
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Jacob Wolinsky
New post: Lazard Reports Fourth Quarter Loss http://bit.ly/yXADtC $LZ
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Jacob Wolinsky
Friday Morning Pre-Bell News http://bit.ly/sNdTOB/ $SPY $USD $DXY $GLD $SLV $TLT $TBT $GS $EWG $LZ $FIG $CTL $YHOO $BBG $DIS $FXJ $FX
10/28/11
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Holly Thompson
EU approves Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of Lubrizol (LZ).
8/25/11
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Chuck Carnevale
$LZ - Review the fundamentals by F.A.S.T. Graphs(tm): http://bit.ly/qdoxY0
8/18/11
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Buffet Pays Nine Billion For Chemical Company - Some Stocks To Watch ++ http://t.co/hoTDrNi ++ $LZ $BASFY $EMN $NEU $ALB $BCPC $WLK $IFF $DD
6/12/11
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Asif Suria
Lubrizol Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway $LZ
6/9/11
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Asif Suria
Sokol Misled Buffett, Violated Trading Rules, Board Audit Finds $LZ
4/28/11
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SogoTrade
LZ 135 calls trading in size. Hmnn. $135 cash deal i thought. another bid ?
4/27/11
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LuckyPick, NEU fuel additives Has gotten extra juice since Buffet and LZ. Related to ALB
4/21/11
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