Sentence examples for firm strengthening from inspiring English sources

Outside of earnings, British drinkmaker Diageo gained 2% to 902.5 pence $$14.86) after China Investment Corp., backed by the Chinese government, announced it had taken a 1% stake in the London-based firm, strengthening the ties between the firm and one of its most promising markets.

In recent years, the firm strengthened its legal staff and compliance procedures, a topic most likely to be addressed in Wednesday's call, a person familiar with the fund said.

Johnston said the moves will help the firm "strengthen the partnership in the U.S. between PWM and our broader wealth management business and launch a focused growth initiative in key international markets".

The merger between KPMG and Ernst & Young would have created a behemoth, with global revenues of $18 billion—50% larger.In America and Europe, the KPMG/Ernst & Young merger would have combined the biggest and third-biggest audit firms, strengthening the largest firm in each of these markets.

In Japan, the acquisition is a gamble on the continued growth of medical insurance as the population ages, even as other Western firms strengthen their foothold there.

The chef of l'Oranger was sacked; Gordon Ramsay, celebrated chef of l'Aubergine, a sister restaurant, stormed out.Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom, Europe's two biggest telecoms firms, strengthened their bond through a cross-shareholding that gives each 2% of the other.

The results indicate that, relative to the benchmark firms, telecommunications firms strengthened the (negative) tie between managerial compensation and peer performance after the Act.

Glen Post Glen Post, chief executive of CenturyTel, said the combination of two landline firms strengthens his company’s capability to deploy IP products and high-bandwidth services, along with expanded broadband capability.

Evan Farr, Farr Law Firm -- Strengthening Social Security and finding ways to protect pensions and Medicare not covered nearly enough.

That should force openness on to the hedge funds themselves.The best preventive medicine is to let some financial firms fail, strengthening market discipline on future investment decisions.

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