11.   Analysts expect the companies to complete the acquisition late in the second quarter.

12.   An Alumax spokesman said that Jay Linard, chief executive officer of Cressona, will remain head of Cressona once the acquisition is completed.

13.   And as it completed its acquisition of Hills Stores Co., Ames Department Stores Inc. of Rocky Hill, Conn., was wowing Wall Street.

14.   And he said he did not expect any problems completing the acquisition by the end of the year.

15.   And Boeing Co. went through a seven-month dispute to complete its acquisition of McDonnell Douglas Corp., ultimately making concessions to win EU approval.

16.   And this year, the company completed the acquisition of Gateway Western Railway, a Midwestern carrier.

17.   APS Holding, Houston, completed its acquisition of Sieg Co., Davenport, Iowa, a distributor to the automotive aftermarket.

18.   At the same time, the Metal Management said it completed the acquisition of Houston-based Proler Southwest and Proler Steelworks LLC of Jackson, Mississippi.

19.   Avax Technologies Inc., a Kansas City biotechnology company, said Thursday that it had completed its acquisition of Genopoietic SA, a privately held French biotechnology firm.

20.   Avix Ventures completed the acquisition of a majority interest in the Internet software and service firm.