conglomerate

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The hair-care brand will be acquired by German conglomerate Henkel for $1.4 billion, in a deal that’s expected to close in the second half of the year.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It was, of course, Warren Buffett, who had built Berkshire Hathaway into a conglomerate controlling more than $1 billion in assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Echostar is a data conglomerate External link that operates a fleet of satellites capable of beaming television and data from space, and operates its Boost Mobile wireless network down on Earth.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The hedge-fund manager has envisioned real-estate firm Howard Hughes as a modern-day Berkshire, with Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management taking a nearly 50% stake in the would-be conglomerate last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Sidley & Austin was representing the chemical conglomerate Union Carbide in an antitrust trial involving the sale of one of its business holdings.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama