Yes, your right.Can we name another company that has poured so...

Yes, your right.

Can we name another company that has poured so much money into various well named *branded* organisations over the past 9 months?

Further more, for those few names that you can pull out, how many are from the company's own coffers - without having to tap into the [equity] markets?

All excellent deals, not just for immediate returns - but pure long term [Buffett] plays.