Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Mergers and Acquisitions


Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

2650 Lou Menk Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830
United States
Tel:1/817/333-2000
URL: http://www.bnsf.com
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
BNI - Common Stock - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Railways
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation M&A History


Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquires Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending) Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquires  Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending)Nov 03, 2009

US - Berkshire Hathaway Inc (Berkshire) definitively agreed to acquire the remaining ##.#% interest plus options, or ###.### mil common shares, which it did not already own, in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (Burlington), a Fort Worth-based owner

BNSF Logistics LLC acquires Diversified Freight Logistics BNSF Logistics LLC acquires Diversified Freight LogisticsFeb 01, 2008

US - BNSF Logistics LLC, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, acquired Diversified Freight Logistics Inc, a logistics company. Terms were not disclosed.

Columbia Basin Railroad Co Inc acquires BNSF Railway Co-Railroad Lineu from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending) Columbia Basin Railroad Co Inc acquires BNSF Railway Co-Railroad Lineu from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending)Nov 30, 2007

US - Columbia Basin Railroad Co Inc agreed to acquire railroad line of BNSF Railway Co, an owner and operator of railroad systems, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. The transaction was to include an estimated ## miles of

Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquires a minority stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquires a minority stake in Burlington Northern Santa FeApr 05, 2007

US - Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired a ##.#% stake, or ##.### mil common shares, in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, an owner and operator of railroad systems, in a privately negotiated transaction.

BNSF Logistics LLC acquires Pro-Am Transportation Services BNSF Logistics LLC acquires Pro-Am Transportation ServicesJan 02, 2007

US - BNSF Logistics LLC, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, acquired Pro-Am Transportation Services Inc, a provider of freight services. Terms were not disclosed.

BNSF Railway Co acquires Core Railroad Line from South Dakota (pending) BNSF Railway Co acquires Core Railroad Line from South Dakota (pending)Nov 23, 2005

US - BNSF Railway Co, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, agreed to acquire South dakota state-owned Core Railroad Line, an owner and operator of railway systems, for an estimated $##.### mil. The transaction was subject to

Nebraska Kansas & Colorado acquires BNSF-Rail Lines,Nebraska(2) from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending) Nebraska Kansas & Colorado acquires BNSF-Rail Lines,Nebraska(2) from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending)Nov 08, 2004

US - Nebraska Kansas & Colorado RailNet Inc planned to acquire the rail lines, located in Nebraska from Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co, a provider of railroad transportation services.

Illinois RailNet acquires Burlington & Santa Fe-Northern from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending) Illinois RailNet acquires Burlington & Santa Fe-Northern from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pending)Oct 08, 2004

US - Illinois RailNet, a unit of North American Railnet Inc, planned to acquire two rail lines located in Northern Illinois, from Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co, an owner and operator of railroad systems.

BNSF Logistics LLC acquires Sumark Services BNSF Logistics LLC acquires Sumark ServicesJun 07, 2004

US - BNSF Logistics LLC, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, acquired Sumark Services, a provider of logistics services. Terms were not disclosed.

BNSF Logistics LLC acquires MRS Companies BNSF Logistics LLC acquires MRS CompaniesSep 15, 2003

US - BNSF Logistics LLC, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, acquired MRS Companies, a provider of freight forwarding services. Terms were not disclosed.

Undisclosed Acquiror acquires Mohawk River Funding I LLC from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Undisclosed Acquiror acquires Mohawk River Funding I LLC from Burlington Northern Santa FeSep 10, 2003

US - El Paso Co, a unit of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, divested its Mohawk River Funding I LLC unit, a special purpose finance company, to an undisclosed acquiror, for $### mil.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe acquires Clicklogistics Inc-Certain from ClickLogistics Inc Burlington Northern Santa Fe acquires Clicklogistics Inc-Certain from ClickLogistics IncAug 19, 2002

US - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp acquired certain assets of Clicklogistics Inc (CI), a provider of transportation and logistics management services, for an undisclosed amount in cash and the assumption of liabilities. The transaction included CI's Spot Transportation Services business.

Canadian National Railway Co acquires a minority stake in FreightWise Inc from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Canadian National Railway Co acquires a minority stake in FreightWise Inc from Burlington Northern Santa FeNov 13, 2000

US - Canadian National Railway Co acquired an undisclosed minority stake in FreightWise Inc, a provider of ecommerce services, from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Terms were not disclosed.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe withdraws offer for Canadian National Railway Co Burlington Northern Santa Fe withdraws offer for Canadian National Railway CoDec 20, 1999

CA - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BN) terminated it agreement to merge with Canadian National Railway Co (CN), a provider of railroad transportation services, to form a new company named North American Railways Inc (NA) in a stock swap transaction

PremStar Energy Canada Ltd acquires ECNG Inc from Burlington Northern Santa Fe PremStar Energy Canada Ltd acquires ECNG Inc from Burlington Northern Santa FeAug 03, 1999

PremStar Energy Canada Ltd, a unit of CMS Energy Corp's CMS Marketing Services & Trading subsidiary, acquired ECNG Inc, a unit of the El Paso Energy Marketing Co subsidiary of El Paso Energy Corp's El Paso Natural Gas Co

KLT Inc acquires a minority stake in Nationwide Electric Inc KLT Inc acquires a minority stake in Nationwide Electric IncOct 22, 1998

KLT Inc, a unit of El Paso Energy International, acquired a ##.#% stake, or # mil Class B non-voting common shares and .# mil preferred shares convertible into common shares, in Nationwide Electric Inc for $## per share

El Paso Natural Gas Co acquires remaining interest in EPIC Energy Amazon(Capex,El Pa from El Paso Corp El Paso Natural Gas Co acquires remaining interest in EPIC Energy Amazon(Capex,El Pa from El Paso CorpMay 04, 1998

El Paso Natural Gas Co acquired the remaining ##% interest, that it did not already own, in EPIC Amazon Co, from Capex SA, its joint venture partner.

El Paso Natural Gas Co acquires a minority stake in Leviathan Gas Pipeline Partner from Tenneco Inc (pending) El Paso Natural Gas Co acquires a minority stake in Leviathan Gas Pipeline Partner from Tenneco Inc (pending)Mar 02, 1998

El Paso Natural Gas Co planned to raise its stake in Leviathan Gas Pipeline Partners LP to ##.#% from ##.#%.

El Paso Natural Gas Co acquires Gulf States Gas Pipeline Co (pending) El Paso Natural Gas Co acquires Gulf States Gas Pipeline Co (pending)Aug 21, 1997

El Paso Natural Gas agreed to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Gulf States Gas Pipeline for approximately $## mil.

Tenneco Energy Resources Corp acquires Dunaferr Dunai Vasmu-Power Pla privatized by Industrial Union of Donbass Tenneco Energy Resources Corp acquires Dunaferr Dunai Vasmu-Power Pla privatized by Industrial Union of DonbassJun 16, 1997

Tenneco Energy Resources (TER), formerly a unit of the Tenneco Gas subsidiary of Tenneco Inc's Tenneco Corp subsidiary, now a unit of El Paso Natural Gas Company, acquired a ##% plus one vote interest in a power plant from

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation M&A Summary


Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation has made 17 acquisitions while taking stakes in 4 companies. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation has 22 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009000
2008100
2007101
2006000
2005000
2004100
2003101
2002100
2001000
2000001
1999001
1998110
1997011
1996403
1995320
1994001
1993100
1992001
1991000
1990000
1989000
1988007
1987000
1986101
1985001
1984000
1983003
1982100
1981100
Total17422

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