'Pay Me $100,000 Per Year': Warren Buffett Was Stunned By Pete Liegl's Modest Salary Request, But The Deal Made Berkshire Billions

When Warren Buffett first met Pete Liegl, the founder of Forest River, in 2005, he was prepared to negotiate. But Liegl's surprising salary request left Buffett momentarily speechless.

Nearly two decades later, that deal has proven to be one of Berkshire Hathaway's BRK BRK most lucrative acquisitions.