Berkshire Takes Taylor Morrison Private in $6.8B Deal
Berkshire acquisition Berkshire Hathaway bought Taylor Morrison for $72.50 per share in a $6.8 billion all-cash deal, taking the company private and merging it with Clayton Homes under CEO Greg Abel.
This is the single biggest event that drove TMHC's price and ended its public trading.
Housing bill passed Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which could boost homebuilder demand. Berkshire's broader housing bets and JPMorgan's $750B pledge also signaled sector confidence.
This policy and sector confidence provided a positive backdrop for homebuilders during the period.
Housing bill signing canceled Trump canceled the housing bill's signing, making the expected supply boost uncertain. Homebuilder stocks lagged amid affordability pressures and falling earnings estimates, and builder sentiment stayed weak.
This uncertainty and weak sector conditions were a real counterweight to the positive deal news.
Burry criticism Michael Burry criticized Abel's faster spending as making Berkshire less attractive than under Buffett, raising questions about the parent company's strategy after the acquisition.
This criticism added a negative sentiment overhang on the deal and Berkshire's management.
