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Brookfield Asset Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with USD 1.268 trillion in total managed assets, including USD 672.2 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of June 2026. The company has three main business segments: real estate/real assets (with USD 686.0 billion in total AUM and USD 292.7 billion in fee-earning AUM), private equity (USD 166.0 billion/USD 53.6 billion), and alternative credit (USD 416.0 billion/USD 325.9 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (90% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (10%), and is diversified globally, with 67% of revenue from the Americas, 20% from EMEA, and 13% from Asia-Pacific. Canada-based Brookfield Corporation owns 73% of Brookfield's outstanding Class A shares.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from its operations to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.