Secondly, and crucially, the grid operators are owned by provinces and municipalities, who together hold all shares in them.
Until 16 months ago, the National Lottery – whose operator Camelot Group is owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund – enjoyed a monopoly on nationally-marketed prize draws.
TWO models clashed in the bitter month-long battle for SFR, France's second-biggest telecoms operator, which is owned by Vivendi.
The airport will cease buying property in Sipson, near Heathrow, according BAA, a leading terminal operator that is owned by the Spanish builder Ferrovial.
The firm lost $341m in 2004.P&O confirmed investor speculation that it had been approached by PSA, a Singaporean port operator that is owned by Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment company, for a possible £3.5 billion ($6.2 billion) takeover bid.
SiamSquared has a partnership with AIS, Thailand's largest operator which is owned by Asian telco Singtel, after placing as a finalist in its domestic startup competition.
Westwood, whose operator Alta Colleges is owned by a Boston private equity firm, sent a letter, dated January 25, to its students encouraging them to stay enrolled and lauding the quality and affordability of unspecified "multiple accredited partner schools... that have offered to assist you in achieving your goal of graduation".
Aside from a major acquisition realigning the European telecommunications landscape, Mr. Allison said that Spain's smallest operator, Yoigo, which is owned by the Swedish-Finnish group TeliaSonera, could be the next to come into play.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey reiterated his complaint that the Bush administration did not consult with local officials before approving the $6.8 billion purchase of a British cargo-terminal operator by DP World, which is owned by the government of Dubai.
In some cases airport ownership is in the hands of local government authorities rather than private businesses, and the largest UK owned operator, Manchester Airports Group, operator of Manchester Airport, Bournemouth Airport, East Midlands Airport, and Humberside Airport, is owned by a consortium of 10 Manchester area local authorities.
