Sentence examples for a string of assets from inspiring English sources
There is no dispute over the fact that the US government seized a string of assets controlled by BBH - including UBC and SAC - in the autumn of 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy act.
This time he described how he had used the last 18 months to scoop up a string of assets — a buying spree that culminated at the end of last year with the agreement to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, his biggest bet yet.
DealBook » Hess to Sell Russian Subsidiary for $2.1 Billion | The Hess Corporation said on Monday that it would sell its Russian subsidiary, Samara-Nafta, to Lukoil for $2.1 billion as it continued a string of asset sales to focus its operations.
Rio Tinto, the world's second biggest mining company, has put a string of aluminium assets up for sale, signalling a retreat from the metal four years after buying aluminium giant Alcan at the top of the market.
The deal, tipped to be announced by the end of next week, would be the latest in a string of hotel asset sales by IHG since its demerger from Six Continents just over two years ago.
Gupta and his family have swooped on a string of tired industrial assets.
The QNB announcement is the latest in a string of Qatari acquisitions of assets from beleaguered Benelux banks.
Whatever the outcome, BAA is certain to be the latest in a string of high profile British assets to fall into foreign ownership, including ports operator P&O, Thames Water, gases group BOC, and Pilkington Glass.
Capula Investment Management posted a string of strong returns and steady asset growth, even during the depths of the crisis; assets at Capula have more than tripled since Goldman first invested in the firm, to about $13 billion today.
DUBAI — The decision in late August by Qatari investors to inject €500 million into the creation of Eurobank EFG in Greece was the most recent in a string of investments in euro zone assets by the Gulf state this year.
