1.   Another unit, the International Finance Corp., makes relatively small equity investments in business ventures to foster entrepreneurship and job creation.

2.   After the dismissal, Burnett ended its affiliation with Causa Publicidad, which included ownership of a small equity stake.

3.   GE Financial Assurance has also made a small equity investment in CompuBank.

4.   H-P also has a small equity stake in OneWave.

5.   In a separate, related transaction, Brazilian businessman Carlos Alberto Sicupira bought a small equity position in Wal-Mart Brazil.

6.   Investments of that size are a niche market, because larger funds do not want to take such small equity stakes, Gabbert said.

7.   Its investments include small private equity holdings in unlisted Irish companies.

8.   Merrill Lynch, for example, which has a small equity investment in Terabeam, lost use of its traditional fiber optic loop after the attacks.

9.   PeopleSoft currently holds a small equity stake in Intrepid.

10.   So ArQule takes small equity stakes in these companies along with lower fees.