Its reputation took another knock in 2013, when it lost a five-year case against internet billionaire Mark Cuban, who the SEC had accused of insider trading over shares of a small internet company in which he owned a substantial stake.
His Brobdingnagian compensation is a result of a substantial stake in the company.
On Monday, Dubai International Capital said it had bought a substantial stake in the Sony Corporation.
And the primary way they did that was by buying a substantial stake in the Tory party.
"Cantor owns a substantial stake in this company," Mr. Lutnick said.
But he, too, ended up owning a substantial stake when Enron went under.
More recently, Blackstone, the private-equity firm, sold a substantial stake to the State Investment Company of China.
He sold Century Communications to Adelphia for stock and continues to own a substantial stake in Adelphia.
Exxon Mobil and ChevronTexaco have been named as potential candidates interested in acquiring a substantial stake in Yukos.
The Bauers will retain a substantial stake in the business and continue to run the company.
