91.   The Northwest and USAir transactions involved some companies taking equity stakes in their alliance partners.

92.   The next year, Renault took its stake in Nissan, and Ghosn was dispatched to revive it.

93.   The plan includes the possibility of dividing the unit into regional subsidiaries and allowing other companies to take stakes in them.

94.   The prospects of Siemens taking a stake in the revamped Amper helped make the Spanish company one of the stars of the Spanish stock exchange last year.

95.   The Telefonica-BT-MCI partnership was further cemented this week as the companies took stakes in Portugal Telecom.

96.   The three companies agreed to take equal stakes in a joint venture, Beta Research, that will develop the common decoder standard.

97.   The two said they reached an agreement with controlling shareholders of Genoa, Italy-based Costa Crociere to take equal stakes in the company.

98.   The two firms said they plan to take stakes in Brazilian companies through private equity funds managed by Goldman, the largest U.S. investment banking partnership.

99.   The two firms said they plan to take stakes in Brazilian companies through private equity funds they manage jointly.

100.   Then, with the help of friends and family, Li took a stake in a company that made plastic combs, soap dishes and toys.