Charles Munger, Warren Buffett s longtime business partner and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has died at the age of 99. Munger played a crucial role in transforming Berkshire Hathaway into a successful conglomerate and was known for his blunt manner of speaking.
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Charlie Munger, who has died aged 99, was right-hand man for more than 50 years to Warren Buffett, the multi-billionaire investor nicknamed the “Sage of Omaha”; as vice-chairman of their hugely successful investment conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, Munger, though lower-profile, was certainly as revered by loyal shareholders as his more famous colleague.
Charlie Munger set up a successful law firm in California, but a 1959 dinner party with Warren Buffett in their hometown led him to join Berkshire Hathaway.