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Rising costs of credit could make any acquisition more expensive.
A large breakup fee could deter additional bidders, because it would make the acquisition more expensive.
Since 1999, its has pursued an aggressive policy of acquisition, more than quintupling its premium income.
All of which makes the acquisition more expensive and more risky than it initially appears, Mr. Paterson noted.
Even with such a large acquisition, more than half of Anglo's assets would still be in South Africa, the company said.
I can see how the placement or maintenance of the debt at the Countrywide level could make the acquisition more expensive and less sensible for BofA.
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That makes acquisitions more attractive.
HUNTINGTON "Recent Acquisitions," more than two dozen works obtained by the museum since 2010.
The company said AIM was a more appropriate market for the company's size, while its regulatory environment allowed it to make acquisitions more quickly.
The increase in stock prices -- the Nasdaq biotechnology index is up 37percentthis yearar, though down from its peak in March -- has made acquisitions more costly.
There have been few recent tech acquisitions more intriguing than that of DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence firm bought by Google for about £400m in January.
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