Ever since the NY Post reported in mid-May that Colgate-Palmolive Company had admitted confessed to being open to the prospect of selling itself, one legendary investor has repeatedly been mentioned in conjectural conversations - Warren Buffett. Colgate CEO Ian Cook reportedly indicated he’d be open to acquisition talks at a price of $100 per share, placing the total price of such a deal somewhere in the mid-$80 billions. Buffett, either through his acquisitive goliath Berkshire Hathaway Inc or through a co-investment with his Kraft Heinz Co. partners 3G Capital, has been bandied about as a possible suitor. “I do think (Colgate-Palmolive) is the type of company Berkshire would be interested in,” Argus Research Director Stephen Biggar told Benzinga.via