61.   She also criticized brokerage firms that acquire a stake in a start-up company in exchange for helping it raise money from the public.

62.   Since its inception, LFREI has acquired sizable stakes in a group of real estate companies including American Apartment Communities and Bell Atlantic Properties.

63.   Slim built his fortune by using Carso to acquire stakes in companies he viewed as undervalued, much like famed U.S. investor Warren Buffett.

64.   Slim built his fortune by using Carso to acquire stakes in companies he viewed as undervalued.

65.   Stratton recently acquired large stakes from Harvard in seven Czech companies, in industries ranging from shipping to glass production.

66.   Suez acquired the stake from the sale of its Groupe Victoire last year.

67.   Tele-Communications Inc. is close to acquiring a stake in the new Microsoft Network on-line computer service, according to an executive familiar with the transaction.

68.   That fund will acquire stakes in private-led infrastructure projects, he said.

69.   The businessman made a fortune through his Logovaz car dealerships and later acquired large stakes in oil, television, banking and airlines.

70.   The carmaker acquired its stake in Pharmacia from the Swedish government, while agreeing the stake would be held until the end of last year.