The phrase "acquired equity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in financial or investment contexts to refer to ownership interest that has been obtained in a company or asset.
Example: "The firm successfully acquired equity in several promising startups during the investment round."
Alternatives: "obtained equity" or "secured equity".
And since they invested early, they acquired equity in all three companies well below the price set at the initial public offering.
During the South Korean economic crisis, the government acquired equity stakes in several leading banks that were threatened by Hynix's worsening financial condition.
The company has acquired equity stakes in three publicly traded companies as part of a strategy to forge relationships with businesses that possess technologies related to disk drives.
The sovereign wealth fund of France, for example, has acquired equity stakes in Viadeo, a Paris-based social network for professionals, and Dailymotion, a video-sharing site.
While it was not clear how long European governments will hold onto their newly acquired equity stakes, they already are moving to exert some control, especially who sits in the corner office and what they get paid.
After that 1976 Goodspeed run Mr. Berloni moved to a fifth-floor walkup in the West Village to attend New York University, newly acquired Equity card and dog in tow.
But the government has largely avoided acquiring equity and diluting the value held by existing shareholders.
The agreement does not allow either company to acquire equity in the other.
One strategy is to acquire equity stakes in resource-based businesses around the world.
Blackstone would pay $48.50 a share to acquire Equity Office, making the buyout the biggest in history.
"Acquiring equity oil and gas assets overseas is one of the important components of enhancing energy security," Mr. Deora said, and the government is encouraging state and private companies to "aggressively pursue equity oil and gas opportunities overseas".
