The issue is important not only nationally, but also locally, his aides say, because 85 percent of the guns used in crimes in New York City are acquired out-of-state.
Mr. Icahn struggled for years to turn around Trans World Airlines, which was acquired out of bankruptcy by American Airlines last year.
The property, H House, was acquired out of a distress situation and after eight years of tedious effort is now economically healthy.
The hospital's turnabout started in 2008 when it was acquired out of bankruptcy by a consortium of buyers in a deal valued at about $41 million.
Hodgkin admits to the obsessiveness of it: "Things have to be acquired out of necessity, as well as passion," as he puts it.
NEW YORK TIMES Chrysler's Profit Quadruples | The car maker said it earned $473 million in the first quarter, compared with $116 million a year earlier, continuing a remarkable turnaround for a company that was acquired out of bankruptcy in 2009, The New York Times reports.
The Buffalo Sabres are the most improved franchise based on several key yardsticks since they were acquired out of bankruptcy by Tom Golisano four years ago.
Redbox is in competition with Netflix, which offers rental by mail and the internet, and traditional brick and mortar rental stores like Blockbuster, which was acquired out of bankruptcy by Dish Network.
Instagram, which is in the process of being acquired by Facebook, started out with a camera app only for iPhones before moving to Android.
After having a good crack at the market, Jobspotting has now cashed in its chips after being acquired by SmartRecruiters Inc. out of San Francisco for an undisclosed sum.
