Sentence examples for the firm acquired from inspiring English sources
He joined Merrill in 1978 when the firm acquired the investment bank White, Weld & Company.
The firm, acquired in March by Freedom Investments, recently cut its fee for real-time trades to $15 from $19.99.
In 1988 the firm acquired the rights to manufacture and distribute Cadbury's branded products in the US.
Early last year, the firm acquired a 20percentt stake in DPL, the parent of the Dayton Power and Light Company in Ohio.
The firm acquired an Australian advisory firm this year, announced plans to open an office in Switzerland and became partners with an Austrian bank.
Taking the name Allied Corporation in 1981, the firm acquired the Bendix Corporation, a manufacturer of automotive and aerospace equipment, in 1983.
1990: The firm acquires a stake in the miner Xstrata (then Sudelektra AG).
The deal, in which a company called the Firm acquires the operations of Ovitz's company, marks yet another downturn in the career of Mr. Ovitz, who had helped turn the Creative Artists Agency into the most powerful talent agency in Hollywood.
Measured in terms of dollar value, public-to-private transactions represent 28percentt of the firms acquired.
The firms acquired three-year debt that will be convertible -- after the offering -- into the Times Company's new Class C shares, which will track the performance of Times Company Digital.
Backed by billions of dollars in loans from flush banks, the firms acquired major American companies, including the radio giant Clear Channel Communications, the hospital chain H.C.A. and the automaker Chrysler.
