11.   Allied Irish Banks, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and ING Bank of the Netherlands have taken minority stakes in the banks.

12.   British Petroleum Plc is actively in talks about taking stakes in Russian oil projects, Chief Executive John Browne said earlier this week.

13.   But sharp growth inevitably alters a fund that concentrates on a handful of stocks, making it harder to take big stakes in smaller concerns.

14.   China has also indicated that American companies could buy minority stakes in telecommunications businesses, but so far it has refused to allow them to take majority stakes.

15.   China Resources and another mainland group, China Travel Services, have taken stakes in Lippo Ltd. itself.

16.   Compuserve Corp. said it ended talks with Europe Online SA without reaching an agreement about taking a stake in the troubled on-line information service.

17.   Credit Suisse sought to protect itself in the deal by taking a stake in the fund.

18.   CS Holding and Swiss Reinsurance last year formed a similar venture by taking stakes in each other and forming three joint ventures.

19.   Delta has also taken a stake in Aeroperu.

20.   Early last year, seven venture capital groups took a stake in the publication.