Diskussion:BNSF Railway

Zusammenschluss oder Übernahme

Im sehr detaillierten englischen Wikipedia ist von "merger" zwischen SF und BN die Rede. Es handelt sich hier um eine Fusion zwischen zwei etwa gleich starken Partnern. Von einer Übernahme kann keine Rede sein. -- ironbutt

Im Artikel wird unter "Stammbaum" übrigens ebenfalls von einem Zusammenschluß gesprochen. Wieso dann weiter oben "Übernahme"??? -- ironbutt

Rein oberflächlich gesehen war es ein Zusammenschluss zweier gleicher. Finanztechnisch jedoch etwas schwieriger. Auszug aus einen 10K-Bericht.

"BNSF Railway Company (BNSF Railway, Registrant or Company), formerly known as The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company and the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (BNRR) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 13, 1961, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF). On September 22, 1995, the shareholders of Burlington Northern Inc. (BNI) and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation (SFP) became the shareholders of BNSF pursuant to a business combination of the two companies.

On December 30, 1996, BNI merged with and into SFP. On December 31, 1996, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company merged with and into BNRR, and BNRR changed its name to The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. On January 2, 1998, SFP merged with and into The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. On January 20, 2005, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company changed its name to BNSF Railway Company.

BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNSF. Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a Delaware corporation (Berkshire), R Acquisition Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire (Merger Sub), and BNSF have entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) dated as of November 2, 2009. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and subject to the conditions set forth therein, BNSF will merge with and into Merger Sub (the Merger) with Merger Sub surviving as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire. Merger Sub will change its name to Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC upon completion of the Merger. After the Merger is consummated, BNSF Railway will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC.

liesel Schreibsklave 10:49, 14. Jan. 2011 (CET)