We bought one new company which is undisclosed as we hope to build a more meaningful stake. We increased the Fund’s position in Fairfax Financial (TSX:FFH), a Canadian based insurance and reinsurance operator that we began buying in the first quarter. The Fund previously owned the company for over a decade with a successful outcome. CEO and Founder Prem Watsa (Trades, Portfolio) has continued to increase Fairfax’s value since we sold the stock in 2012. Fairfax is underwriting more successfully than when we previously owned it, is about to complete a value-accretive merger with Allied World, and still has the investing prowess of Watsa and his team. Because the merger is on the come and Watsa is holding a large amount of cash that is not producing significant income, near-term reported earnings per share are well below the company’s long run earnings power. We are excited to partner with Watsa at Fairfax again.
From Longleaf Partners' second quarter 2017 International Fund shareholder commentary.
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