The phrase "acquisition of control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to business, finance, or legal matters, particularly when discussing the process of gaining authority or ownership over an entity or asset.
Example: "The acquisition of control over the company was finalized after several months of negotiations."
Alternatives: "gaining control" or "obtaining control".
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday conditionally approved the News Corporation's acquisition of control of Hughes Electronics and its DirecTV subsidiary from General Motors.
The media industry is watching the company closely because of its pending acquisition of control of Hughes Electronics and its DirecTV satellite television business.
Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal, which is majority owned by Comcast, consolidated media planning and buying assignments, with spending estimated at $1.4 billion, after a review precipitated by Comcast's acquisition of control of NBCUniversal.
He also pledged that the company would work quickly to upgrade the DirecTV satellite service after it completes its acquisition of control of the service's parent, Hughes Electronics, at the end of the year, an ominous threat of stiff new competition for cable operators.
And both companies carry weighty cudgels to the bargaining table, including the singular and irreplaceable appeal of the sports events they control, Disney's ability to withhold cable transmission of its ABC television stations in certain markets, and News Corporation's pending acquisition of control of the satellite service DirecTV.
Yet while Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have been allowed to acquire minority stakes in companies like Sprint, the acquisition of control of a large American phone company might encounter resistance from regulators, especially if the suitor is controlled by a foreign government, as is Deutsche Telekom (the German government owns a 57percentt stake).
In recent years, some Western politicians have worried about the political and strategic implications of Chinese acquisition of controlling stakes in leading international financial or energy businesses.
The nation, Latin America's largest economy, had 65 transactions involving the acquisition of controlling stakes in medium to large companies, 23percentt more than in the first three months of last year.
Latin America's largest economy had 65 transactions involving the acquisition of controlling stakes in medium- to large-sized companies, or 23percentt more than in the first three months of last year, according to figures compiled by the Brazilian unit of KPMG, the consulting firm.
For Comcast, the proposed deal would answer the News Corporation's acquisition two months ago of control of the satellite service DirecTV.
We apply this method to an automatic acquisition problem of control for a biped robot.
