41.   After expanding the company geographically, Bollore amassed an empire by taking minority stakes in other companies, turning them around and acquiring control or selling them.

42.   Alcatel was prepared to take over all of Thomson and sell a minority stake in Thomson Multimedia to an Asian partner.

43.   Alcatel has said it would hold on to Thomson Mutlimedia, turn it around and seek to sell a minority stake to an Asian partner.

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

45.   Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in New Haven, Conn., the fourth company working in xenotransplants, recently sold a minority stake to U.S. Surgical.

46.   Already, HSBC had minority stakes in other banks in Argentina, Chile and Peru.

47.   All the same, Yurazseck may want Endesa to take a minority stake in the companies in order to help Enersis raise capital for further expansion abroad.

48.   British Airways said the parties have yet to make any final decision regarding minority stakes in the Spanish state-owned airline.

49.   But company executives have repeatedly said they are no longer interested in minority stakes.

50.   But Azcarraga, with a minority stake, wanted to sell.