Sentence examples for the initial stake from inspiring English sources

After buying the initial stake, TCI repeatedly lobbied CSX's management and its advisers, proposing a buy-out and board changes.

He has always declared publicly that he owned the initial stake in August 2007, and subsequent multiple smaller shareholdings adding up to 30%, equally with Moshiri.

Unlike equities, most homes are bought with borrowed money, and the resulting leverage can greatly lift the return on the initial stake (or increase any loss).

The elder Mr. Pinault took the initial stake in Gucci as a white knight to thwart a hostile takeover bid by his rival, Bernard Arnault, the chairman of the luxury goods giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

In a deal that unites the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky with the Indian owner of Whyte & Mackay, Diageo will pay £660m for the initial stake and hopes to raise it to a majority 53% for £1.3bn.

Arcelor bought the initial stake from China Oriental's former executive director, Chen Ning-ning, for $647 million this month after her unsuccessful bid to buy out the company in August.

The initial stakes in XL Capital, which went public in 1991, have grown 33-fold.

Before the cards hit the felt, Rahr who spends his days running generic-drug distributor Kinray in Queens, N.Y., and his nights giving away his fortune at charity events amid celebrity and fashion model friends–asked his opponents to raise the initial stakes to $50,000 from $25,000.

Ahold said it had made a significant investment in the venture since taking that initial stake, which would bring the good will more in line with the price the company has paid for assets.

The valuation of that initial stake has since risen ninefold, and HSBC has added to it.

The each-way double has a potential pay-out of £18,075 including the initial £200 stake, while the Trixie would return £8,584 for the same initial stake if all three teams win their divisions.