It seems that Buffett is helping finance the offer. He might not be the part of the consortium. He may have arranged a loan for them. That would be more the style of Buffet. Selling pickaxes during a gold rush. He rarely invests directly in technology companies.<p>>The consortium is in the second round of bidding in the auction for Yahoo's assets, the people said. Buffett is helping finance the offer, one of the people added.<p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-m-a-buffett-idUSKCN0Y42ME" rel="nofollow">http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-m-a-buffett-idUSKCN0...</a>
It sound as a good news for everybody.<p>Buffett is know for not putting too much pressure on his investments giving them the time to grow and be profitable.<p>It is a strategy that worked pretty well, however a technology company is a different beast from the other companies in the Hathaway portfolio (winner takes it all/most), said so Yahoo can still an important player with the right management.