It’s always a great pleasure to dine with a good man, especially if he is a famous billionaire. Apparently, those people, who take part in an auction for a lunch with Warren Buffett, keep that in mind. The auction has been held for 16 years. This time, the chance to have lunch with the founder of Berkshire Hathaway was sold for near $3.5 million. It is the highest amount paid compared with the previous events. The winning bidder remains anonymous. The lunch will take place at Smith and Wollensky steakhouse in New York. The lucky winner can take up to seven people along with him. According to details of the deal, the lunch with Warren Buffett would last for several hours and any topic is open for discussion except for the future investments of Buffett.
In 2008, the famous investor was ranked the richest person in the world by the Forbes magazine. Nowadays, he is placed the third with an estimated net worth of $60.8 billion. Berkshire Hathaway holding company works in the fields of insurance, investing, furniture manufacturing and trade, as well as sales of jewelry, clothing, and food. By the way, the first invitation for lunch with the billionaire was sold for mere $24,000 in 2000. In total, auctions have raised about $23 million for 16 years. All money from the auction went to Glide Foundation in San Francisco, which provides medical care and free food for the poor.
