The phrase "ahold for" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression is "ahold of," which means to grasp or obtain something.
Example: "I need to get ahold of the latest report before the meeting."
Alternatives: "get a hold of" or "obtain."
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR acquired the former US Food service from Dutch grocer Ahold for $7.1bn in 2007.
In May 2007, at the zenith of the leveraged buyout boom, K.K.R. and Clayton, Dubilier acquired U.S. Foodservice from the Dutch food giant Ahold for $7.1 billion.
Ahold, for instance, had provided auditors with a control letter saying it had the right to consolidate the sales and earnings of ICA.
So do rules to stop accounting firms doing consulting work for audit clients; and it is also worth considering mandatory rotation of auditors (Deloitte had audited Ahold for 15 years).The case for independent regulation is the stronger because European Union companies are due to adopt international accounting standards by 2005.
On Mar. 1 Wal-Mart bought the 118 Bompreço stores from troubled Dutch retailer Ahold for $300 million.
While Touma is active on social media, and on projects like Aleppo Gallery, he's not exactly easy to get ahold of for an interview.
Lee was kind of hard to get ahold of for a brief stint, during which time I made three issues of F.K.P. with my buddy Scott Garlington under the assumed names Howard Upton and Bobby Bumpass.
The problem being, of course, that not even Washington can ignore the admonition to "keep ahold of nurse for fear of finding something worse".
Ahold of the Netherlands, for example, has come spectacularly unstuck after a three-year buying spree, and Carrefour is still licking its wounds after difficulties in integrating Promodes, which it bought in 1999.
In the mid-1990's, Walt Disney got ahold of him for its animated features, and the once savage songwriter found himself giving cartoon characters nice things to say like "You've Got a Friend in Me".
(Write him at P.O. Box 309, Schenectady, NY 12301-0309; or give me a call at 212-581-5292, and I'll get ahold of him for you).
