VT, which is trying to reduce its reliance on the defense sector by moving into business services, said a combination with Babcock would be a step backward for it, increasing its exposure to expected cutbacks by Britain's Ministry of Defense.
Analysts remained skeptical that Air France-KLM would be willing to significantly increase its exposure unless it could extract a commitment to a drastic and politically unpalatable shrinkage of Alitalia's operations that would probably include sharp reductions to its work force of 14,000.
Analysts remained skeptical that Air France-KLM would be willing to increase its exposure significantly unless it could extract a commitment to a drastic — and politically unpalatable — shrinkage of Alitalia's operations that would probably include sharp reductions to its work force of 14,000.
The setting underscored the conference's effort to increase its exposure in New York as it prepares to move its tournament to Brooklyn's Barclays Center, which is under construction, for five seasons starting in 2013.
(It should be said that the German deal has antitrust issues of its own in Europe, where there is intense scrutiny of its possible dominance in listed derivatives and clearing).Another concern, for NASDAQ shareholders, is that in taking the cash-equities bit of NYSE Euronext it would be greatly increasing its exposure to the least promising bit of the exchange business.
Heading into 2011, Luminous has increased its exposure to equities, but it's also searching for opportunities in uncorrelated alternatives like distressed illiquid loans and farmland.
By augmenting the drug's surface area, Rabinowitz had increased its exposure to air, allowing it to quickly escape the heat and vaporize without burning.
The firm has said it no longer wants to increase its exposure to Guinea, but not everyone believes that.
"This is a company which is beginning to increase its exposure to communication chip business and it is one of the main suppliers for Sonys PlayStation 2 console," says Edelstone.
Credit Suisse was an exception: it reduced its allocation to cash, and increased its exposure to equities, both by more than five percentage points.
