1.   His stake has been held in escrow since the start of the year.

2.   Also holding a stake is South Western Electricity Plc, now owned by U.S. utility Southern Co.

3.   As for Malone, he has generally preferred to hold stakes in programming companies that were managed by others.

4.   Autoliv said profits were also boosted by increased efficiency and earnings from companies in which it holds stakes.

5.   Banco Santander, which held the stake through its Cenit SA unit, will still have access to the Mexican market.

6.   Because of the way Ziff has organized his personal affairs, he does not hold a stake in the company.

7.   Because Softbank held stakes in so many Internet-related businesses, investors used its shares as a proxy for the industry as a whole.

8.   Beijing now bans foreign companies from holding equity stakes in its telephone networks because they carry sensitive military and Communist Party traffic.

9.   Besides Time Warner, Liberty holds stakes in cable operations such as the Discovery Channel, QVC Inc., BET Holdings and HSN Inc.

10.   A Berkshire Hathaway spokeswoman declined comment on whether the company still holds these stakes.