Local chapter leaders acquire a stake in the companies they help nurture.
Now led by Gianni's grandson, the company is trying to acquire a stake in Chrysler.
firm are in talks to acquire a stake in Indian home loan company, Dewan Housing Finance, The Economic Times reports.
The plan sets up a hurdle for any investor looking to acquire a stake of 10 percent or more.
In 2000, Fenway Partners, a closely held private equity firm, spent $55 million to acquire a stake in the company.
Then early last year, Chinalco, a big Chinese company, sought to acquire a stake in Rio Tinto.
Under terms of the deal, Mitsubishi will acquire a stake of almost 25 percent in Anglo's two mines and one copper smelter in Chile.
But unlike unit trusts, they are themselves quoted companies so that investors buy their shares to acquire a stake in those securities.
Flush with potential cash, Sprint quickly agreed to spend about $100 million to acquire a stake from Craig O. McCaw in Clearwire, the broadband service provider.
Earlier this year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested $10 million to acquire a stake in Liquidia Technologies, a biotechnology company working on new ways to deliver vaccines.
When negotiations for Cathay Pacific Airways to acquire a stake collapsed earlier this month, several analysts said the airline's options were running out.
