Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) has successfully secured 281.8 billion yen, approximately $1.9 billion, via a yen-denominated bond offering. This represents the company’s largest bond sale in Japan’s currency in five years.

Berkshire Hathaway has a huge cash pile. Buffett has to do something big with it or it won't be worth the effort.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member who died three years ago, but it's not clear exactly how much it will pay for the 8% stake.