Chicago, IL – Berkshire Hathaway, the firm controlled by billionaire Warren E. Buffett, said Tuesday that it would pay $4.5 billion for a controlling stake in Marmon Holdings, an industrial conglomerate owned by the Pritzker family, the prominent Chicago business dynasty. [bloomberg]
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The father of the pritzker dynasty was Abraham Pritzker, a Jewish-Ukrainian American immigrant. The Pritzker family that consists of 11 cousins is one of America’s wealthiest. The family is most famous for owning the Hyatt hotel chain, but also controls the TransUnion Credit Bureau and the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines,
The pritzker family philanthropy and charity is well known and recognized by many Jewish organizations. [VIN]