1.   The company has based itself in London.

2.   European firms had sold technology for the project, as had front companies based in the United States.

3.   Ameritech Corp., the telecommunications company based in Chicago, named Ammirati Puris Lintas in New York to handle its consolidated consumer, branding and small-business account.

4.   Another favorite is Fortune Brands, the consumer products company based in Lincolnshire, Ill.

5.   Another winner was Placer Dome, the mining and metals company based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

6.   As the chairman of Stan Lee Media, a publicly held company based in Encino, Calif., Leeis participating directly in the revolution being created by the Internet.

7.   At least three new U.K. venture capital funds started in the last year to assist the formation of new biotech companies based on technology developed at universities.

8.   Because of the link, the U.S. ambassador to Denmark has recommended that companies base their Northern European headquarters there.

9.   Bipop is a diversified financial services company based in northern Italy.

10.   Both Matovich and Shoemaker have film production companies based in the area.