May 7 (Reuters) - Brookfield Business Partners LP BBU_u.TO :
* BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS REPORTS 2018 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
* BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS LP QTRLY COMPANY FFO PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT $ 1.07
* BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS LP QTRLY NET LOSS PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT $ 0.53
* BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS - FFO IN Q1 BENEFITED FROM OPERATIONAL CHANGES MADE, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW OPERATIONS ACQUIRED OVER PAST YEAR
* BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS - DURING QUARTER, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY EXERCISED OPTION TO BUY 33% JV INTEREST IN BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES
* BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS - CO RECEIVED ABOUT $130 MILLION, IN APRIL, IN RELATION TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY BUYING STAKE IN JV