1.   Among the most debated changes is one that would affect minority shareholder rights when a company is acquired.

2.   Larger companies in the industry acquired smaller companies, while the overall Market demand for propane remained relatively stable.

3.   National groups could only find outlets for their own beer by acquiring smaller companies and shutting down their brewing plant.

4.   The company was acquired last year by the regional brewer Riva, best known for its Dentergens wheat beer.

5.   The first, and most general, is the willingness of companies to pay over the odds when they acquire other companies.

6.   These are especially acute where a substantial private company is being acquired in a Reverse or Super Class One transaction.

7.   They have entered into negotiations to acquire another company.

8.   The company was acquired at a high valuation.

9.   Although Fuqua said he had been approached by other companies interested in acquiring the company, the deal apparently caught many by surprise.

10.   American General acquired the companies that sold the policies, said Carl Santillo, American General executive vice president of operations.