Sentence examples for acquisition purchasing from inspiring English sources

In 1985, he made his best- known acquisition, purchasing the 52-story Bank of America tower in San Francisco and two adjoining buildings for $660 million — at the time, the highest price ever paid for a property in the United States.

The company recently announced its first acquisition, purchasing NYC-based FashionStake, a community-curated marketplace for independent designers.

In late December of 2004, Oracle makes its first major acquisition, purchasing PeopleSoft for $10.3 billion, capping one of the most bitter corporate takeovers in modern tech history.

In July of that year, the Microsoft Corporation, in its first significant software acquisition, purchased the rights to PowerPoint for $14 million.

UBS instead settled on a group of less audacious acquisitions, purchasing a group of smaller banks in Switzerland in 1994 and then acquiring the Cantonal Bank of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden in 1996.

The company plans to continue to release new products over the next couple of months — acquisitions purchased with the company's deep reservoir of venture cash and custom-built products and features.

19 The marginal cost increase attributable to the provision of 1 day of parenteral nutrition to a critically ill ICU patient was reported as €102 per day (indexed to 2012 funds at 4% per annum), which was reported to include acquisition (purchase costs), additional vitamins, minerals, administration of the parenteral nutrition, and the cost of monitoring.

In Germany, Deutsche Post embarked on the most grandiose acquisition drive, purchasing DHL, an express firm, between 1998 and 2002, among numerous other assets, mostly in Europe but also in Asia.

Flash sales site One Kings Lane has made its first acquisition today, purchasing publishing design firm Helicopter.

And HireVue made its own acquisition recently, purchasing CodeEval for an undisclosed sum.

That includes finding a multilingual staff, offering advice in interior design, wine acquisition and purchasing a mix of Chinese antiques and French classic pieces".