Sentence examples for prospect of acquisitions from inspiring English sources

Playing down the prospect of acquisitions - including the possibility of investing in troubled rival Bear Stearns - Mr Lewis added: "I've had all the fun I can stand in investment banking at the moment".

The prospect of the acquisitions and the fire-sale prices that Brasil Telecom is believed to be negotiating for the companies have fueled optimism among investors.

"I'm starting to look at opportunities outside," Patrick Gauthier, vice president of Amazon Payments, said to CNBC this week at a conference in Europe about the prospect of making acquisitions.

Venture and growth investing in transport-related companies accelerated in the third quarter, fueled by momentum in the autonomous driving and ride-hailing spaces, as well as the prospect of big acquisitions.

“The announcement also likely puts to rest any remaining prospect of an acquisition by AT&T,” said Moffett.

"We're excited about the prospect of the acquisition allowing us to do more of this," he says.

No matter how Boilesen and Wium Lie feel about the prospect of the acquisition closing soon (and their acquirers), it's clear that they have lots of plans for the company's future.

So here's what passes for a big M&A scoop these days: a Wall Street Journal story, on the front page no less, reporting that executives at Facebook Inc. and Google Inc. have held "low-level talks" with their counterparts at Twitter Inc. to "explore the prospect of an acquisition".

It could also enhance the prospect of territorial acquisition for a dynasty by procuring legal claim to a foreign throne, or portions of its realm (e.g., colonies), through inheritance from an heiress whenever a monarch failed to leave an undisputed male heir.

The prospect of such lucrative acquisitions attracts growing numbers of newcomers to the art market loaded with disposable millions if not billions of dollars.

However if exploration and production stocks trade at a discount to those development costs, it will increase the prospect of mergers and acquisitions among the exploration companies.