It seems that Buffett is helping finance the offer. He might not be the part of the consortium. He may have arranged a loan for them. That would be more the style of Buffet. Selling pickaxes during a gold rush.  He rarely invests directly in technology companies.<p>&gt;The consortium is in the second round of bidding in the auction for Yahoo&#x27;s assets, the people said. Buffett is helping finance the offer, one of the people added.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;us-yahoo-m-a-buffett-idUSKCN0Y42ME" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;us-yahoo-m-a-buffett-idUSKCN0...</a>