81.   The company said it will use proceeds from the sale to finance acquisitions and reduce debt.

82.   The company will finance the acquisition with a combination of debt and private equity.

83.   The company would also employ some of the proceeds to finance future acquisitions, as well as to provide working capital and funds for general corporate purposes.

84.   The figures were weaker-than-expected because Softbank has turned so often to capital markets to finance recent acquisitions.

85.   The increase in share capital will help Club Mediterranee finance the acquisition of the minority interest in its U.S. unit, Club Med Inc.

86.   The money, set aside for the gasoline subsidy, will now be used to finance the acquisition of public transport units, official said.

87.   The main purpose of the public offerings, Luther said, was to create a form of currency other than cash that could be used to finance other acquisitions.

88.   The spinoff would let Ford focus more on automaking while giving Associates more flexibility to sell stock and finance acquisitions.

89.   There is no question that investors would be better off if the money raised remained inside the unit to help finance acquisitions.

90.   Thomas H. Lee Co. tends to finance its acquisitions through a combination of cash from its institutional funds, bank debt and subordinated debt.