1.   The real-estate investment trust said it will use the notes to finance property acquisitions and to repay debt.

2.   One of the attractions of a listing is that the listed company can raise fresh capital or finance acquisitions using its paper.

3.   Alusuisse said it plans to raise capital to finance acquisitions.

4.   Analysts said investors were nervous that NTL might have to issue more shares to finance the acquisition of Cablecom.

5.   At first, the pair turned to venture capitalists to finance acquisitions in areas of the country growing more rapidly.

6.   Bertelsmann, whose shares are two thirds owned by the Bertelsmann Foundation, insists it will not sell shares through the stock market in order to finance acquisitions.

7.   A painful search for a patchwork of ways to finance acquisitions is consequently under way.

8.   AEA said it would finance the acquisition through a combination of equity and debt.

9.   Ahold said it plans sell shares to new shares to finance the acquisition.

10.   Ahold said it plans sell shares to new shares to finance the acquisition, which it expects to help earnings next year.