Obituary
David Gottesman, a Top Buffett Investor and Friend, Dies at 96
- He was one of Berkshire Hathaway’s largest shareholders
- Belonged to a group of investors known as Buffett Inc.
David Gottesman arrives for the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in 2014.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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David Gottesman, a friend of Warren Buffett for six decades whose early investments in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. made him a billionaire, has died. He was 96.
He died on Wednesday, according to First Manhattan Co., the New York City investment manager he founded. No cause was given.