1.   Bear, Stearns, which is advising Disney, hopes for additional business when the company floats bonds to finance part of the purchase.

2.   A year ago, the company floated EVC International NV, a joint venture with EniChem SpA of Milan.

3.   Indeed, industry executives said the company had merely floated the idea of claiming ownership of click data.

4.   The company also floated several subsidiaries.

5.   The company has also floated a music company called Vatsa Music.

6.   It also removed a ceiling on the number of GDRs a company can float in a year.

7.   The company has also floated its building company Beazer Homes UK on the stock market.