11.   The NASD is asking all members to submit bid or ask prices on partnership interests and information on past transactions.

12.   The suit seeks a court order barring Helmsley from voting her partnership interest in the buildings, and prohibiting Helmsley-Spear from managing the buildings.

13.   The seller gets a partnership interest in this entity, and the sale is nontaxable.

14.   Those small creditors were mainly former Portman employees who had received partnership interests in various projects as part of their compensation.

15.   Trading in the partnerships is limited to a small group of firms often acting for investors who received partnership interests through death or divorce.

16.   While White retains some partnership interests that may take time to unwind, his stock options could have been forfeited at any time.