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What: Shares of Lubrizol (NYSE: LZ) surged nearly 30% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) announced an agreement to buy the specialty chemical company for $135 a share in cash.

So what: The deal, which should allow Berkshire to tap the growing global demand for engine lubricants, values Lubrizol at about $9 billion and represents a 28% premium to its Friday closing price. Today's announcement just comes two weeks after Buffett, in his annual letter to shareholders, wrote that he was ready and willing to use Berkshire's replenished cash hoard on more acquisitions. "Our elephant gun has been reloaded, and my trigger finger is itchy," said Buffett.

Now what: The two companies said they expect the purchase to close sometime in the third-quarter. Of course, with tens of billions in cash remaining in its war chest, Berkshire's hunting expedition could only be getting started. So while you probably missed out on today's buyout bonanza, there are still plenty of potential elephant-sized acquisitions to look into.

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