1.  He is a partner in the newly established company.

2.  Will it be assets or shares in an established company or a hive-down company?

3.  Venture capitalists thus seem to be moving away from riskier start-ups and towards more established companies in buy-out situations.

4.  Although ATC will probably have faster earnings growth because of its small size, investors may want to stay with the more established company.

5.  Among established Internet companies, the big names are still wildly successful stocks when viewed in the bigger picture.

6.  Analysts suggest that investors seek out established companies with low debt, good management, a record of weathering economic crises and the ability to resist recession.

7.  An investor buys stock in well established companies that know how to make money.

8.  And many consumers have chosen to shop online at sites operated by established companies, perhaps further reducing security concerns.

9.  And organizational change is notoriously hard for established companies to bring about.