The phrase "acquire majority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to gaining control or ownership, particularly in business or legal situations, where one party seeks to obtain a majority stake in a company or organization.
Example: "The investment firm aims to acquire majority ownership of the startup to influence its strategic direction."
Alternatives: "gain majority control" or "obtain a majority stake."
True North has an option to acquire majority ownership in that agency in 2003, Mr. Bell said.
Tepco will issue special shares of up to 1 trillion yen to the government, which will acquire majority voting rights.
His desire to acquire majority control of BSkyB, which Davies posits was one of Murdoch's prime motivations in courting politicians, has been shelved.
But many analysts assume that E.ON will try to acquire majority control from Ruhrgas's other shareholders, which include Vodafone, the steel company Thyssen-Krupp and ExxonMobil.
LONDON — Britain said on Thursday that it would allow Chinese firms to buy stakes in British nuclear power plants and eventually acquire majority holdings.
The Carlyle Group, the United States private equity firm, said it agreed to pay $375 million in cash to acquire majority control of the Xugong Group Construction Machinery Company, China's largest construction equipment maker.
In another acquisition, Omnicom, based in New York, acquired majority ownership of Millsport L.L.C. in Stamford, Conn., a sports marketing agency.
Mr. Vogel, 33, is a partner in the ZelnickMedia Corporation, an investment firm in Manhattan that specializes in acquiring majority interest in media firms.
The Griffon Corporation NYSE GFFFF) of Jericho announced Monday that its subsidiary, the Clopay Corporation, had acquired majority ownership in Sofilme Ltd., a specialty film manufacturer in São Paulo, Brazil.
Ever since the Gucci Group acquired majority control of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche in 1999, Pierre Bergé, Mr. Saint Laurent's partner, has reveled in taking potshots at his successors' regime.
In the past, rumours of Chinese companies' interest in acquiring majority stakes in Canadian natural-resource companies have prompted sharp negative reactions.
