William Morris, one of the largest talent agencies, retains operations in extensive film, music and television businesses.
This was not a corporate marriage that could be saved: Schrager's $1 million check bought Gerber out of the Mondrian and Morgans' bars, but Gerber retained operations at the Whiskey Bar through 2004.
Meanwhile, AXA, based in Paris, would retain the operations in other parts of the region — in countries like Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia, where wealth, and the business of advising increasingly affluent populations, is growing faster than in any other part of the world.
The two chains will retain separate operations post-merger, with Burger King remaining in its Miami headquarters.
But Israel's security people argued that they need to retain co-operation with their Palestinian counterparts in Fatah to recover the hostages.
About 300 jobs in Northern Ireland are being lost, mostly at the DVA's office in Coleraine, County Londonderry, despite a long-running campaign by Northern Ireland's political parties and business leaders to retain the operation.
Smith, which retains its operations in England, produces hundreds, not thousands, of trucks a year.
As a federation, it represented several national craft unions that each retained autonomous operations.
Even when the Parliament and Chancellery moved to Berlin in 1999, six ministries, including Defense, retained substantial operations in Bonn, along with many agencies.
"More than 30% of each area planned for harvest is retained during operations, to protect environmental values including hollow-bearing trees used as habitat by native fauna," he said.
