Berkadia buys Hendricks apartment broker (AP) — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, which is partly owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is acquiring a company that helps investors buy apartment buildings. Berkadia is a joint venture owned by Buffett's company and Leucadia National Corp. Berkadia is a major commercial real estate lender and loan servicer based in Horsham, Pa. Buffett says Berkadia's acquisition of Hendricks should help the company expand with services for people interested in multifamily real estate.