Warren Buffett's elephant hunt shows no sign of ending, but at least he took down a gazelle this week.

The famed investor's Berkshire Hathaway acquired the remaining 20% of Pilot Travel Centers from Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam's family on Tuesday. It originally paid $2.8 billion for 38.6% of the truck-stop operator in 2017, then shelled out another $8.2 billion to boost its stake to 80% last January.

Berkshire and Pilot haven't revealed the price paid for the final 20% stake, which Buffett's company valued at north of $3 billion last year. The two sides accused each other of manipulating Pilot's financials to alter the valuation before reaching an undisclosed settlement earlier this month.

The Haslam family grew Pilot from a single gas station in 1958 into the fifth-largest private company in America with more than 750 locations across the US and Canada. Under the Pilot Flying J, Pilot Travel Centers, and Mr. Fuel brands, it provides services like gas pumps, fast-food restaurants, parking, laundry, and showers to truck drivers and other motorists. It sells about 14 billion gallons of fuel and $3 billion worth of food and merchandise a year.

Pilot's revenues jumped from about $20 billion in 2017 to $42 billion in the first nine months of last year, and the company now generates over $1 billion in annual pre-tax earnings. That's not insignificant for Berkshire, which raked in $302 billion of total revenues and earned $31 billion in operating income in 2022, per its latest annual report.

It took Buffett more than six years and probably over $13 billion to take full ownership of Pilot. The business isn't the behemoth he's been looking to bring down with his "elephant gun" or cash pile, which stood at a record $157 billion in September. But it ranks among Berkshire's biggest deals in recent years and is certainly a step in the right direction.

"As a family business, it is humbling to think of all of the team members who have been a part of Pilot Flying J and we are beyond grateful for their commitment and contributions over the years," Haslam said in a statement. "We will always consider the Pilot Flying J team as family, and we wish them success as they continue to develop the best travel center network in North America and keep America moving."

"Pilot started with one gas station 65 years ago, and because of the dedicated and exceptional team members we have had throughout our history, it is now an industry leader," Pilot founder Jim Haslam II said in a statement. "While this has certainly been an emotional decision for us, it is one we felt was right for our family at this time."