Sentence examples for acquired a stake from inspiring English sources

Trian announced in May that it had acquired a stake of about 7 percent in Ingersoll.

It acquired a stake in Intel, mainly to shore up Intel against Japanese competition.

Baugur set City pulses racing last month when it acquired a stake in rival Debenhams.

Since G.M. acquired a stake in Saab in 1990, the automaker has posted profits just twice.

Seiyu has lost money every year since 2002, when Wal-Mart acquired a stake in it.

Once nicknamed "India's Richard Branson", he also acquired a stake in the Force India F1 team.

In 1998, Halliburton acquired a stake in that company, which it sold it in February 2000.

Nasdaq has acquired a stake of more than 25percentt in the London exchange.

He acquired a stake in a number of these railways, and took part in their management.

Warren Buffett, who knows which way the wind blows, recently acquired a stake of more than 5 percent.

Mr. Wyly acquired a stake in Computer Associates, based in Islandia, N.Y., when he sold Sterling Software to Computer Associates in 2000.