11.   Ahold will sell new shares to finance the acquisition, which it expects to have a positive effect on earnings from next year.

12.   But investors were less than thrilled, and a big credit rating agency said the way Block intended to finance the acquisition was risky.

13.   By contrast, Marble and other newcomers made their money in other fields and they have little difficulty financing their acquisitions, or buying them outright.

14.   By financing the acquisition with debt, rather than equity, Morgan will increase its leverage.

15.   Casino said the acquisitions are being financed through bank loans.

16.   Cemex said it would finance the acquisitions without taking on new debt.

17.   Coca-Cola Enterprises will finance the acquisition through debt and by issuing stock, said spokeswoman Laura Asman.

18.   Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. financed the acquisition.

19.   Crown Cork had other options for financing the acquisition, including selling commercial paper, a short-term corporate IOU that matures in less than a year.

20.   Crown Cork is not the only major corporation turning to the bank loan market to finance acquisitions these days.