21.   Citic is a major investor in Hong Kong, and holds stakes in its leading banks, airlines, the telecommunications monopoly and several land companies.

22.   Comcast owns a majority of QVC Inc., the television retailer, and also holds stakes in E!

23.   Debate within the U.S. government has stalled over several issues, including whether to allow commercial ventures to hold controlling stakes in U.S. banks.

24.   Deshpande and Smith each hold stakes in Sycamore worth more than twice the entire sale price of Cascade three years ago.

25.   Dart, which also once held a stake in Avisma, has also been pulled into the problems surrounding the titanium company.

26.   Executive branch employees are barred from holding substantial stakes in companies they regulate.

27.   France holds a stake in Airbus, a four-nation consortium, through state-owned aerospace company Aerospatiale.

28.   For instance, Vivendi holds significant stakes in telecommunications operations in Egypt, Kenya, Hungary, Monaco and Morocco.

29.   France holds a stake in Airbus through state-owned aerospace company Aerospatiale.

30.   German commercial banks, which often hold sizable stakes in companies, have been nearly unanimous in welcoming the law and adjusting their operations.