41.   The paper losses reflect the difference between the estimated value Thursday of the acquired companies and the astronomical prices JDS paid for them.

42.   The savings will be used to finance internal growth projects, help pay for integrating any acquired companies and support earnings growth, the company said.

43.   The two acquired companies make loans through branches, direct mail, or telemarketing efforts, Perelson said.

44.   Though the owners of the acquired companies can expect a handsome payoff, not everyone views the changing of the guard as cause for celebration.

45.   Traditionally, the head of an acquired company in an acquisition does not stick around long after the transition period.

46.   Traditionally, no one has ever been responsible for the integration of an acquired company with the parent organization.

47.   We say the same thing over and over again to the acquired company, to ourselves, to Wall Street.

48.   We are often asked whether an integration manager can come from the newly acquired company.

49.   Workers in an acquired company should know that they are not navigating change alone, he added.

50.   Boeing president Harry Stonecipher said the restrictions would not be a problem for the acquired company, which will be run separately as a subsidiary.