Warren Buffett shelled out $6.5 billion to help Mars buy Wrigley during the financial crisis. Here ' s how he made the candy deal happen

Warren Buffett. Rick Wilking/Reuters Warren Buffett spent $6.5 billion to help Mars acquire Wrigley during the financial crisis. The investor bought $2.1 billion of Wrigley's preferred stock, and $4.4 billion of its bonds. The candy deal was "completed without pause while, elsewhere, panic…#warrenbuffett #mars #wrigley #coke #dairyqueen #unsurprisingly #berkshirehathaway #juicyfruit #altoids #snickers
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