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frames- [ARG0 New England Electric , based * in Westborough , Mass. ,] had offered $ 2 billion *U* *ICH*-1 *-4 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 PS of New Hampshire] , well below the $ 2.29 billion *U* value 0 United Illuminating places *T*-2 on its bid and the $ 2.25 billion *U* 0 Northeast says 0 its bid is worth *T*-3 .
- F.H. Faulding & Co. , an Australian pharmaceuticals company , said 0 [ARG0 its Moleculon Inc. affiliate] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Kalipharma Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 23 million *U*] .
- Faulding said 0 [ARG0 it] owns 33 % of Moleculon 's voting stock and has an agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 an additional 19 %] .
- First Constitution has signed a merger agreement *ICH*-1 with WFRR L.P. and GHKM Corp. , under which [ARG1 all of its common shares] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel acquired] *-3 for [ARG3-for $ 25 *U* each , or $ 273.5 million *U*] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 The Pennsylvania bank] agreed *-1 to be [rel acquired] *-2 [ARGM-LOC in a merger with Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania] for [ARG3-for $ 25.50 *U* a share] .
- After [ARG0 troubled Heritage Media] proposed *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 POP Radio] [ARGM-LOC in a stock swap] , POP Radio 's shares tumbled 4 to 14 3\/4 .
- [ARG0 Backe Group Inc.] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Atlantic Publications Inc. , which *T*-141 has 30 community papers and annual sales of $ 7 million *U*] .
- Furukawa Co. of Japan said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 two construction machinery plants and a sales unit in France formerly belonging to Dresser Industries Inc. of the U.S.] .
- [ARG0 Ketchum Communications , Pittsburgh ,] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Braun & Co. , a Los Angeles investor-relations and marketing-communications firm] .
- [ARGM-TMP This year] , [ARG0 the railroad holding company] [rel acquired] [ARG1 850 such railcars] .
- Lancaster Colony Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Reames Foods Inc.] [ARGM-LOC in a cash transaction] .
- [ARG0 Investor Harold Simmons and NL Industries Inc.] offered *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Georgia Gulf Corp.] for [ARG3-for $ 50 *U* a share , or about $ 1.1 billion *U* ,] *-1 stepping up the pressure on the commodity chemicals concern .
- At the same time , though , he chastised the media for * paying such close attention to Japanese investment [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 other foreign countries , notably Britain ,] are [rel acquiring] [ARG1 more American assets] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The Texas oilman] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 a 26.2 % stake valued * at more than $ 1.2 billion *U* in an automotive-lighting company , Koito Manufacturing Co] .
- Only this week , it *EXP*-1 was announced *-118 that [ARG0 Mitsubishi Estate Co.] had [rel acquired] [ARG1 a 51 % stake in Rockefeller Group , which *T*-192 owns New York 's prestigious Rockefeller Center] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Thomas Edison 's microphone patent] and then immediately sued the Bell Co. *-1 claiming that the microphone invented * by my grandfather , Emile Berliner , which *T*-2 had been sold *-144 to Bell for a princely $ 50,000 *U* , infringed upon Western Union 's Edison patent .
- [ARG1 Crown Publishing Group] , [rel acquired] * [ARGM-TMP last year] , is said *-1 to be turning in disappointing results .
- Some say 0 Anthony Cheetham , head of a [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel acquired] [ARG1 British] company , Century Hutchinson , could be chosen *-46 .
- [ARGM-LOC In a leveraged buy-out] , [ARG0 a small group of investors] [rel acquires] [ARG1 a company] [ARGM-MNR in a transaction financed * largely by borrowing] , [ARGM-MNR with the expectation that the debt will be paid *-1 with funds generated * by the acquired company 's operations or sales of its assets] .
- In a leveraged buy-out , a small group of investors acquires a company in a transaction financed * largely by borrowing , with the expectation that the debt will be paid *-1 with funds generated * by the [rel acquired] [ARG1 company] 's operations or sales of its assets .
- Akio Yamamoto , managing director of Nomura Investment Trust Management , said that [ARGM-ADV if the U.S. federal funds rate declines to around 8.5 %] , [ARG0 institutions] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel acquire] [ARG1 a clearer idea regarding the direction of the market] and thus more comfortably participate in active buying .
- Earlier this year [ARG0 Shaw Publishing Inc. , Charlotte ,] acquired 30 % of American City *T*-1 and has an agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a further 25 %] from [ARG2-from E.W. Scripps Co.] [ARGM-TMP next year] .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this year] [ARG0 Shaw Publishing Inc. , Charlotte ,] [rel acquired] [ARG1 30 % of American City] *T*-1 and has an agreement * to acquire a further 25 % from E.W. Scripps Co. next year .
- [ARG0 Reliance] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a 7 % UAL stake] [ARGM-TMP early this year] at [ARG3-at an average cost of $ 110 *U* a share] , and reduced its stake to 4.7 % after UAL accepted the bid at prices higher than $ 282 *U* a share .
- [ARG0 Primerica] , [ARGM-ADV as * expected] , [ARGM-DIS also] [rel acquired] [ARG1 certain assets of the agency] and assumed certain of its liabilities .
- Drexel Burnham Lambert analyst Michael Derchin said 0 he sees a 70 % chance that [ARG1 the parent of United Airlines , the target of a failed $ 300-a-share *U* offer from a labor-management group ,] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel acquired] or restructured *-1 [ARGM-TMP within six months] .
- Georgia Gulf added 1 3\/4 to 51 1\/4 after [ARG0 NL Industries , controlled * by Dallas investor Harold Simmons ,] offered *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the stock 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] for [ARG3-for $ 50 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 First of America , which *T*-1 now has 45 banks and $ 12.5 billion *U* in assets ,] announced an agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the Peoria , Ill. , bank holding company] in January .
- Metallgesellschaft AG said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 51 % of Lentjes AG] from [ARG2-from the Ferdinand Lentjes Foundation] .
- Its plans [ARG1 *] to be [rel acquired] *-1 dashed *-2 , Comprehensive Care Corp. said 0 it plans *-3 to sell most of its psychiatric and drug abuse facilities in California and some other assets *-3 to pay its debt and provide working capital .
- [ARG1 Comprehensive Care] had agreed *-2 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by closely held First Hospital Corp. of Norfolk , Va. ,] but the sale sputtered almost from the beginning and finally collapsed last week .
- Nevertheless , he said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG0 he] is negotiating with Plant Genetic *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the technology 0 *T*-3 to try *-4 breeding hybrid cotton] .
- Alltel Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 the 55 % of Pond Branch Telephone Company Inc. 's cellular franchise that it does n't own *T*-1 already] .
- Alltel , which *T*-60 provides local telephone service in 25 states , said 0 it exercised its right of first refusal following an offer *ICH*-1 from [ARG0 an undisclosed third party] * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the majority position in the franchise] .
- [ARG1 Columbia Pictures] is being [rel acquired] *-35 by [ARG0-by Sony Corp. , which *T*-1 is based *-36 in Japan] .
- By [ARG0 *-1] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 stakes in bottling companies in the U.S. and overseas] , Coke has been able *-1 to improve bottlers ' efficiency and production , and in some cases , marketing .
- `` If working capital financing is not provided *-3 , '' he said *T*-1 , `` the RTC may have *-2 to slow -LCB- S&L sales -RCB- or dump [rel acquired] [ARG1 assets] through fire sales .
- [ARG0 Mr. Hollander 's Stamford , Conn.-based High Technology Holding Co.] [rel acquired] [ARG1 most of its 49.4 % stake in Newport] [ARGM-TMP in August] .
- EG&G Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Laboratorium Prof. Dr. Berthold , a German maker of scientific instruments] .
- Although poison pills come in different colors and shapes , they usually give current shareholders the right * to buy more stock of their corporation at a large discount if certain events occur -- typically , if [ARG0 a hostile bidder] [rel acquires] [ARG1 more than a specified percentage of the corporation 's stock] .
- [ARG0 The Mitsubishi family company] [rel acquired] [ARG1 that property] from [ARG2-from the government] [ARGM-TMP some 100 years ago] [ARGM-TMP when it was a portion of samurai residential land running from the moat of the Imperial Palace east toward the hodgepodge of tiny shops and twisted alleys that *T*-195 made up the merchants ' district *T*-1] .
- In addition , Sony is expected *-1 to agree *-2 to swap Columbia 's 35 % stake in the sprawling Burbank , Calif. , studio that Warner and Columbia share *T*-3 , in exchange for [ARG1 the old MGM studio lot] that [ARG0 Warner] [rel acquired] *T*-201 [ARGM-MNR with the purchase of Lorimar Telepictures Corp] .
- But in [ARG0 *-2] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Guber-Peters Entertainment] , Sony will actually get a piece of the profits from `` Batman , '' since the publicly held concern gets certain revenue from the movies 0 Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters produce *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Sony] is [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Columbia and Guber-Peters Entertainment Co.] [ARGM-MNR in two separate transactions valued * at more than $ 5 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Warner Communications Inc.] , which *T*-1 is being [rel acquired] *-182 by [ARG0-by Time Warner] , has filed a $ 1 billion *U* breach-of-contract suit against Sony and the two producers .
- Warner is part of [ARG1 Warner Communications Inc.] , which *T*-256 is in the process of * being [rel acquired] *-222 by [ARG0-by Time Warner Inc] .
- [ARGM-TMP When Thomas W. Wathen went big league last year *T*-1] , [ARG0 he] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a treasure-trove of Americana along with a well-known but ailing security business : Pinkerton 's Inc] .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel acquire] [ARG1 a staff of loyal Pinkerton 's employees , many of whom *T*-15 had spent their entire careers with the firm] , he could eliminate a competitor and he could get the name recognition 0 he 'd wanted *T*-1 .
- The ever-optimistic Mr. Wathen has learned that while [ARG0 *] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 a big brand-name company] can be a shortcut to growth , it can also bring a host of unforeseen problems .
- First Security Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] tentatively agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Deseret Bancorp.] for [ARG3-for stock valued * at about $ 18 million *U*] .
- In addition to the usual array of defenses , including a so-called poison pill and a staggered board , Nekoosa has another takeover defense : a Maine state law barring hostile bidders from *-1 merging [rel acquired] [ARG1 businesses] for five years .
- Moreover , some analysts said 0 they expect [ARG0 a foreign paper company with deeper pockets than Georgia-Pacific] to end up *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Nekoosa] , *-2 signaling to the rest of the industry that hostile bids are unproductive .
- Indeed , a number of analysts said that [ARG0 Japanese paper companies] are hungry *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 additional manufacturing capacity] [ARGM-LOC anywhere in the world] .
- StatesWest Airlines , Phoenix , Ariz. , said 0 [ARG0 it] withdrew its offer * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Mesa Airlines] because the Farmington , N.M. , carrier did n't respond to its offer by the close of business yesterday , a deadline 0 StatesWest had set *T*-1 for a response .
- [ARG0 StatesWest] had proposed * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Mesa] for [ARG3-for $ 7 *U* a share and one share of a new series of StatesWest 6 % convertible preferred stock 0 it values *T*-2 at $ 3 *U* a share] .
- Britain said 0 it would waive its `` golden share '' in the luxury auto maker if shareholders vote *-1 to allow [ARG0 a suitor] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 more than 15 % of the company] .
- It surged 2 3\/4 to 6 on volume of more than 1.7 million shares after [ARG1 the company] agreed *-1 to be [rel acquired] *-2 by [ARG0-by Japan 's Chugai Pharmaceutical] for [ARG3-for about $ 110 million *U* -- almost double the market price of Gen-Probe 's stock] .
- [ARG1 The companies] being [rel acquired] * provide telecommunications services to the telephone industry .
- [ARG0 Shaw Industries] , which *T*-119 agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Armstrong World Industries ' carpet operations] for [ARG3-for an undisclosed price] , rose 2 1\/4 to 26 1\/8 .
- [ARG1 The company] agreed definitively *-1 to be [rel acquired] *-2 by [ARG0-by Ogden Corp.] [ARGM-LOC in a stock swap valued * at about $ 82.5 million *U*] .
- Cilcorp Inc. , Peoria , Ill. , said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the environmental consulting and analytical service businesses of Hunter Environmental Services Inc. of Southport , Conn .]
- Cilcorp said 0 [ARG1 the businesses] 0 *T*-1 to be [rel acquired] *-2 had revenue of $ 76 million *U* for the year ended March 31 .
- [ARGM-TMP In January 1989] , [ARG0 the two men] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the non-packaging assets of Triangle , including a controlling stake in Avery and , by extension , Uniroyal Chemical] .
- [ARG0 Avery] paid $ 750 million *U* , including various legal and financing fees , *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Uniroyal Chemical , Middlebury , Conn. ,] [ARGM-TMP in 1986] -- a move that *T*-161 burdened Avery with debt .
- The company said 0 it was `` concerned about the announced intent [ARG0 *] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 control of the company] '' by a Sugarman-led group .
- [ARGM-TMP In the past year] , [ARG0 Derby International Corp. , Luxembourg ,] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 such major brands as Peugeot , Raleigh and Nishiki] .
- [ARG1 The Chicago-based food and consumer goods concern] was [rel acquired] *-1 [ARGM-TMP in April 1986] [ARGM-MNR in a $ 6.2 billion *U* leveraged buy-out engineered * by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co] .
- A warrant permits [ARG0 a holder] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 one share of common stock] for [ARG3-for $ 17.50 *U* a share] .
- Gen-Probe Inc. , a biotechnology concern , said 0 [ARG1 it] signed a definitive agreement * to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. of Tokyo] for [ARG3-for about $ 110 million *U* , or almost double the market price of Gen-Probe 's stock] .
- He added that [ARGM-TMP until now] [ARG0 the Japanese] have [ARGM-ADV only] [rel acquired] [ARG1 equity positions in U.S. biotechnology companies] .
- Among other things , Mr. Bologna said that the sale will facilitate Gen-Probe 's marketing of a diagnostic test for [rel acquired] [ARG1 immune] deficiency syndrome , or AIDS .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP then] [ARG1 it] was [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Household International Inc] .
- [ARG0 Humana] , which *T*-1 wants *-3 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 one of the new machines] [ARGM-MNR itself] , is on the record as opposed to the proposal .
- Edison said 0 the [rel acquired] [ARG1 stores] would be integrated *-1 into its current operations .
- Already Chrysler has closed [ARG1 the Kenosha , Wis. , plant] 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP when it bought American Motors Corp. in 1987 *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 Viacom Broadcasting Inc.] definitively agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 KOFY -LRB- AM -RRB- and KOFY-FM in San Francisco] for [ARG3-for about $ 19.5 million *U*] from [ARG2-from Pacific FM Inc] .
- [ARG1 Weisfield 's] surged 14 to 53 after *-2 agreeing in principle *-3 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by a unit of Ratners Group] for [ARG3-for $ 50 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 Ford] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 more than 13 % of Jaguar 's shares] , and GM has received U.S. regulatory clearance * to buy 15 % .
- Yesterday , [ARG0 Quebecor Inc. , a Montreal printing , publishing and forest-products company 53%-owned by Mr. Peladeau ,] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Maxwell Communication Corp. 's U.S. printing subsidiary , Maxwell Graphics Inc. ,] for [ARG3-for $ 500 million *U* in cash and securities] .
- [ARG1 Warner] , which *T*-2 is in the process of * being [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by New York-based Time Warner Inc.] , also said 0 it paid the two producers a fixed annual salary of $ 3 million *U* .
- [ARG1 Florida National] , if *-1 [rel acquired] *-2 , would almost double First Union 's banking franchise in Florida to $ 17 billion *U* in assets .
- [ARG0 Dresdner Bank] this month moved *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Banque Internationale des Placements , a small French merchant bank that Deutsche Bank had looked at *T*-2 and passed *T*-2 over] .
- Penn Central Corp. , Cincinnati , said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed in principle *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Noranda Inc. 's Carol Cable Co. unit] for [ARG3-for $ 177 million *U*] .
- Fletcher Challenge Ltd. said 0 [ARG0 its Petrocorp unit] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 certain Alberta oil and gas interests] from [ARG2-from Amoco Corp. 's Canadian unit] , for [ARG3-for about 130 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 110.6 million *U* -RRB-] .
- In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Green said 0 [ARG0 he] had boosted his holdings in Bancroft common to 10.4 % from 8.5 % , and renewed an offer *ICH*-2 0 he made *T*-1 in March * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the fund] .
- Giant Group said 0 a federal court in Delaware has denied a motion by Rally 's Inc. seeking * to block [ARG0 a group led * by Giant Chairman Burt Sugarman] from *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 more of the company 's shares] .
- Rally 's , a fast-food chain based * in Louisville , Ky. , is contending that Mr. Sugarman and two other company directors failed *-1 to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission that [ARG0 they] intended *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a big Rally stake] .
- James River Corp. , Richmond , Va. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the tissue operations of Buhrmann-Tetterode N.V. of the Netherlands] for [ARG3-for about $ 77 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 General Electric Capital Corp. 's Monogram Bank USA] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a Visa and MasterCard portfolio] from [ARG2-from Commercial Federal Savings & Loan Association , an Omaha , Neb. , unit of Commercial Federal Corp. of Omaha] .
- [ARG0 Georgia-Pacific Corp.] offered *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.] for [ARG3-for $ 58 *U* a share , or about $ 3.18 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 Ratners Group PLC 's U.S. subsidiary] has agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 jewelry retailer Weisfield 's Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 50 *U* a share , or about $ 55 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the debt] [ARGM-TMP when it paid $ 155 million *U* *-2 to purchase Wilson last year *T*-1] .
- Because [ARG0 the show] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 a sense of place] [ARGM-MNR by * being filmed *-1 on location in Georgia] , this episode -- in which Althea gets raped *-2 by an arrogant white schoolteacher *T*-3 -- does a decent job of *-4 tracing the social repercussions of the crime .
- When [ARG1 *] [rel acquired] *-1 [ARGM-TMP in May 1988] by [ARG0-by British retailer Marks & Spencer PLC] *T*-2 , Brooks Brothers ' annual operating profit was about $ 41.8 million *U* on sales of $ 290.1 million *U* .
- The TVS spokesman said 0 Mr. Price still holds [ARG1 about an 8 % TVS stake] , [rel acquired] * [ARGM-MNR as part of the MTM acquisition] .
- [ARG0 Two rival bidders for Connaught BioSciences] extended their offers * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the Toronto-based vaccine manufacturer] Friday .
- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] signed a non-binding letter of intent * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the construction lending unit of Old Stone Bank of California] .
- [ARG0 Macy] [rel acquired] [ARG1 those three businesses] [ARGM-TMP in May 1988] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Investing four million Swiss francs earned * from his financial transactions and two million Swiss francs from his parents and his wife] , [ARG0 Mr. Rey] [rel acquired] [ARG1 20 % of Bally 's shares] .
- Earlier this month , [ARG0 Milton Roy] signed a letter of intent * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Automated Custom Systems Inc. , Orange , Calif. , and its sister operation , Environmental Testing Co. , in Aurora , Colo] .
- [ARG0 Thermo Electron] [rel acquired] [ARG1 some 6 % of Milton Roy 's common stock] [ARGM-TMP before *-1 throwing in the towel and reducing its stake in early September] .
- [ARG0 RA] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the Howick coal mine] [ARGM-TMP Oct. 20] [ARGM-TMP when it bought British Petroleum Co. 's Australian coal interests for $ 275 million *U* *T*-1] .
- E.W. Scripps Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 a Georgia cable television company and a Massachusetts publishing firm] .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 Sundance Publishers and Distributors Inc. , a family owned producer and distributor of educational materials in Littleton , Mass] .
- Polly Peck International Inc. 's agreement * to acquire 51 % of Sansui Electric Co. proves that [ARG0 foreign companies] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel acquire] [ARG1 Japanese companies] -- [ARGM-ADV if the alternative for the Japanese company is extinction] .
- [ARG0 Polly Peck International Inc. 's] agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 51 % of Sansui Electric Co.] proves that foreign companies can acquire Japanese companies -- if the alternative for the Japanese company is extinction .
- `` Attitudes -LCB- toward [ARG1 *] being [rel acquired] *-1 -RCB- are still negative , but they 're becoming more positive , '' Mr. Murasawa said *T*-2 .
- In September , [ARG0 it] announced plans * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the tropical-fruit business of RJR Nabisco Inc. 's Del Monte foods unit] for [ARG3-for # 557 million *U* -LRB- $ 878 million *U* -RRB-] .
- Statistics on acquisitions by foreigners vary in detail , because unlike Sansui , which *T*-2 is listed *-1 on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges , most of [ARG1 the Japanese companies] [rel acquired] * by [ARG0-by foreigners] are privately held *-3 .
- But by all accounts foreign companies have bought only a relative handful of Japanese companies this year , while [ARG0 Japanese companies] have [rel acquired] [ARG1 hundreds of foreign companies] .
- The proposed BellSouth-LIN cellular company , including the [ARGM-MNR newly] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Metromedia] stake , would give the new entity 55 million potential customers , including about 35 million in the nation 's top 10 markets .
- * Consider [ARG1 Oil of Olay] , which [ARG0 P&G] [rel acquired] *T*-1 [ARGM-MNR as part of Richardson-Vicks International] [ARGM-TMP in 1985] .
- Rumors that [ARG0 Unilever] is interested in *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Schering-Plough Corp. 's Maybelline unit] are widespread .
- First [ARG0 Unilever , the Anglo-Dutch packaged-goods giant ,] spent $ 2 billion *U* *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 brands such as Faberge and Elizabeth Arden] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the 1970s] , [ARG0 several pharmaceutical and packaged-goods companies , including Colgate-Palmolive Co. , Eli Lilly & Co. , Pfizer Inc. and Schering-Plough] [rel acquired] [ARG1 cosmetics companies] .
- [ARG0 Colgate] , which *T*-1 [rel acquired] [ARG1 Helena Rubenstein] [ARGM-TMP in 1973] , sold the brand seven years later after the brand languished .
- [ARG1 The mass-market Aziza brand] , which [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP in 1987] [ARGM-ADV along with Chesebrough-Pond 's Inc.] , has lost share , according to industry analysts .
- It 's not so much the idea of acquisitions *ICH*-2 that *T*-1 has agitated the cosmetics industry as [ARG0 the companies] doing the [rel acquiring] : P&G and Unilever bring with them great experience with mundane products like soap and toilet paper , *-3 sparking disdain in the glitzy cosmetics trade ; but they also bring mammoth marketing clout , * sparking fear .
- [ARG1 The engineering company] was [rel acquired] *-1 [ARGM-MNR in a takeover] [ARGM-TMP earlier this year] by [ARG0-by the giant Reliance textile group] .
- Lion Nathan Ltd. , a New Zealand brewing and retail concern , said Friday that Bond Corp . Holdings Ltd. is `` committed '' *-1 to a transaction whereby [ARG0 Lion Nathan] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel acquire] [ARG1 50 % of Bond 's Australian brewing assets] *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 SA Brewing , an Australian brewer ,] last Thursday was given *-1 approval 0 * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 an option for up to 20 % of Bell Resources Ltd. , a unit of Bond Corp] *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Bell Resources] is [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Bond 's brewing businesses] for [ARG3-for 2.5 billion Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 1.9 billion *U* -RRB-] .
- Although [ARG0 *] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 a foreign company] would expand Japanese advertising agencies ' business to foreign clients , many clients would also be Japanese companies expanding overseas , says 0 *T*-1 the Dentsu spokesman .
- [ARGM-TMP A few months ago] , [ARG0 Dentsu] [rel acquired] [ARG1 69 % of Australian agency Fortune Communication Holdings Ltd.] for [ARG3-for 5.9 million Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 4.6 million *U* -RRB-] .
- Ciba-Geigy AG , the big Swiss chemicals company , said that [ARG0 it] agreed in a letter of intent with Corning Inc. *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Corning 's 50 % share of Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. , based * in Medfield , Mass] .
- This maker of electronic devices said 0 it replaced all five incumbent directors at a special meeting called * by Milton B. Hollander , [ARG0 whose High Technology Holding Co. of Stamford , Conn.] *T*-1 [rel acquired] [ARG1 most of its 49.4 % stake in Newport] [ARGM-TMP in August] .
- The rights plan would be triggered *-1 if [ARG0 a person or group] [rel acquires] [ARG1 20 % or more of the common shares outstanding] [ARGM-ADV without *-2 making an offer to all shareholders] .
- Rally 's , a Louisville , Ky. , fast-food chain , alleges that the three investors , who *T*-1 are directors of the company , broke securities laws because [ARG0 they] did n't disclose their intentions * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a big Rally 's stake] .
- Although [ARG0 Petrie Stores] has considered * seeking *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the remaining equity of Deb Stores] , it has no current intention * to pursue such a possibility , the filing said 0 *T*-3 .
- Presidio Oil Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] signed a definitive agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. 's U.S. unit] for [ARG3-for $ 163 million *U*] .
- Presidio , a Denver oil and gas concern , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 the properties and operations of Home Petroleum Corp. , which *T*-1 includes two regional gas-gathering systems and proved reserves of about nine million barrels of oil and 72 billion cubic feet of natural gas] .
- [ARG0 Jayark Corp.] agreed *-1 to pay $ 4 million *U* in cash , $ 2 million *U* of 12 % convertible debentures , and 1.6 million common shares *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 closely held Kofcoh Imports Inc] .
- Hewlett-Packard , a Palo Alto , Calif. , computer company , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the stock] `` [ARGM-PNC *-1 to develop and maintain a strategic partnership in which each company remains independent while *-2 working together *-3 to market and sell their products *T*-4] . ''
- [ARGM-ADV According to the filing] , [ARG0 Hewlett-Packard] [rel acquired] [ARG1 730,070 common shares] from [ARG2-from Octel] [ARGM-CAU as a result of an Aug. 10 , 1988 , stock purchase agreement] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 Hewlett-Packard] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a two-year option * to buy an extra 10 % , of which half *T*-2 may be sold *-1 directly to Hewlett-Packard by Octel] .
- As * reported *-2 , [ARG1 CNW] agreed *-3 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by a group of investors led * by Blackstone Capital Partners Limited Partnership] for [ARG3-for $ 50 *U* a share , or about $ 950 million *U*] .
- The approval , which *T*-2 had been expected *-1 , permits [ARG0 West Germany 's second-largest bank] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 shares of the French investment bank] .
- [ARG0 These firms] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP often] have [rel acquired] [ARG1 a local brokerage firm] , are calling the shots when it comes to * deciding in which market *-2 to transact a trade *T*-3 *T*-4 .
- Such an offer could torpedo a plan *ICH*-1 by [ARG0 Lion Nathan Ltd. of New Zealand] * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 half the brewing interests] .
- Australia 's National Companies and Securities Commission said 0 it will allow [ARG0 S.A. Brewing] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 an option on as much as 20 % of Bell Resources Ltd. , a unit of Bond Corp. that *T*-1 is in the process of * acquiring Bond Corp. 's brewing businesses for 2.5 billion Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 1.93 billion *U* -RRB-] .
- [ARG0 Dime Savings Bank of New York] was cleared *-1 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Starpointe Savings Bank of Somerset , N.J. ,] the banks said 0 *T*-2 .
- Typical is *T*-2 Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi , [ARG0 Italy 's state-owned energy company] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP not long ago] [rel acquired] through [ARG2-through its AGIP oil subsidiary] [ARG1 a 5 % share in the consortium accounting for half of Nigeria 's oil output] .
- [ARGM-ADV In the belief that development of advanced military technology will remain a top Defense Department priority] , [ARG0 ERC] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel acquired] [ARG1 W.J. Schafer Associates , a technical and scientific analysis company with contracts under the Strategic Defense Initiative] .
- [ARG0 QuesTech Inc. , Falls Church , Va. ,] [ARGM-DIS also] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 some companies] [ARGM-LOC outside the military market] .
- [ARG1 *-2] [rel Acquired] *-1 from [ARG2-from Carisbrook Holdings U.K. Ltd. , a company owned * by Australian financier Robert Holmes a Court] , the stake was apparently the first of its kind for Aska , an entity separate from Aichi .
- [ARGM-TMP In 30 years of * collecting impressionist and Japanese paintings] , [ARG0 he] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 600 items , he says 0 *T*-3 , enough 0 *T*-1 to persuade him *-2 to start a museum next year] .
- Bostik is the first Emhart Corp. unit 0 *T*-1 to be sold *-2 as part of the power-tool manufacturer 's effort * to reduce debt and consolidate operations after [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Emhart] [ARGM-TMP earlier this year] .
- The company 's stock plunged when it first announced that [ARG0 it] planned *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Emhart] *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Black & Decker] rescued Emhart from the takeover bid of Topper Limited Partnership last March by *-1 agreeing *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the maker of door locks and gardening tools] for [ARG3-for about $ 2.8 billion *U*] .
- That is due mostly to payments from Allianz for most of [ARG1 the 50 % stake] 0 [ARG0 it] has agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] *T*-2 in Navigation Mixte 's insurance business .
- Federated ran into a cash crunch after [ARG1 it] was [rel acquired] *-1 [ARGM-TMP last year] by [ARG0-by Campeau , which *T*-2 relied heavily on debt *-3 to finance the transaction] .
- Marsh & McLennan Cos. said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the rest of Gradmann & Holler , a leading West German insurance brokerage firm in which it has held a 15 % stake *T*-2 for 15 years] .
- Earlier this year , [ARG0 New York Life Insurance Co.] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Windsor Group Ltd.] , a first step toward * establishing a presence in the European market ahead of 1992 .
- Diversified Investment Group Inc. said 0 [ARG1 it] agreed *-2 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Star States Corp.] for [ARG3-for stock valued * at $ 13.75 *U* a share , or about $ 24.4 million *U*] .
- Diversified , the holding company for Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association , said 0 the agreement also gives [ARG0 Star States] the option * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 588,300 of Diversified 's 1,774,326 shares outstanding] `` [ARGM-LOC under certain circumstances] . ''
- For example , one of my favorite movies is the 1949 British comedy `` Kind Hearts and Coronets , '' in which the entire comedy is based *-1 on actor Dennis Price 's murdering eight titled relatives -LRB- all played * by Alec Guinness -RRB- because they snubbed his mother and stand in the way of [ARG0 his] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the family title] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 The company] is being [rel acquired] *-1 .
- Rights attached * to the company 's common shares *ICH*-4 were issued *-1 that *T*-3 are triggered *-2 if [ARG0 a hostile bidder] [rel acquires] [ARG1 more than 20 % of the shares outstanding] .
- [ARG0 A merchant bank and investment fund] have agreed *-1 to co-sponsor a reorganization plan * to bring Sharon Steel Corp. out of Chapter 11 proceedings and to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the company 's steel-related assets] [ARGM-MNR in a transaction valued * at more than $ 300 million *U*] .
- Castle Harlan Inc. , a New York merchant bank , and Quantum Fund said 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel acquire] [ARG1 the assets] for [ARG3-for a combination of cash and the assumption of certain of Sharon 's liabilities] .
- Cineplex Odeon Corp. directors said 0 [ARG0 the company 's chairman and chief executive , Garth Drabinsky ,] is considering *-1 bidding 780.6 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 666 million *U* -RRB- *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the company] .
- Last April , [ARG0 Mr. Drabinsky and a group of financial backers] planned *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 up to 30.2 % of Cineplex] for [ARG3-for C$ 17.50 *U* a share] from [ARG2-from Bronfman associates] .
- The board said 0 [ARG0 Mr. Drabinsky and Vice Chairman Myron Gottlieb] are negotiating financing before *-1 offering C$ 16.40 *U* a share *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 all of Cineplex 's shares outstanding] .
- In addition , the directors said 0 if a bid by Mr. Drabinsky is successful , Cineplex expects [ARG0 Rank Organisation PLC] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the 51 % of Cineplex 's Film House unit 0 it does n't own *T*-1] , and provide Mr. Drabinsky with additional loan financing .
- All of the companies are units of [ARG0 Panhandle Eastern Corp.] , which *T*-1 [rel acquired] [ARG1 Texas Eastern Corp.] [ARGM-TMP earlier this year] .
- Bell Atlantic Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed definitively *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 one of Control Data Corp. 's computer-maintenance businesses] .
- An investment company said 0 [ARG0 it] offered *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Arby 's Inc. , the fast-food operator ,] for [ARG3-for $ 205 million *U*] .
- In September , DWG , a Miami Beach , Fla. , holding company controlled * by financeer Victor Posner , rejected an offer *ICH*-1 from [ARG0 a group of Arby 's franchisees] * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Arby 's] for [ARG3-for $ 200 million *U*] .
- Stevric 's principals , Richard and Steven Buckley , said 0 they led [ARG0 the acquisition group] that *T*-1 [rel acquired] [ARG1 the Nathan 's Famous Inc. restaurant chain] and subsequently served as the top officers of the company .
- PWA Corp. said 0 it plans *-1 to sell by spring 1992 [ARG1 all 15 passenger planes] 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP earlier this year] [ARGM-MNR in its 248 million Canadian dollar -LRB- US$ 211.6 million *U* -RRB- purchase of Wardair Inc] .
- Since 1983 , [ARG0 Westinghouse] has shed 70 businesses that it did n't expect *T*-1 to produce 10 % operating margins while *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 55 businesses] .
- [ARG0 Athena] [ARGM-TMP eventually] [rel acquired] [ARG1 exclusive rights to the technology] and currently is developing it .
- [ARG1 The remaining properties] 0 *T*-2 to be [rel acquired] *-1 are the Tropicana Country Club & Golf Course , a facility jointly owned * by Ramada Inc. , of Phoenix , Ariz. , and the Jaffe family , and a small parcel owned * by MGM Grand director James D. Aljian .
- [ARG0 The luxury airline and casino company , 98.6%-owned by investor Kirk Kerkorian and his Tracinda Corp. ,] earlier this month announced its agreements * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the properties] , but did n't disclose the purchase price .
- [ARG0 Proceeds from the offering] are expected *-2 to be used *-1 for * remodeling the company 's Desert Inn resort in Las Vegas , refurbishing certain aircraft of the MGM Grand Air unit , and * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the property for the new resort] .
- [ARG1 The Dunes , the Aladdin and the Riviera] were [ARGM-ADV all] [rel acquired] *-2 by [ARG0-by the present owners] from [ARG2-from bankruptcy proceedings spawned * by the last recession , in the early 1980s] .
- Lawrence Insurance Group Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 United Republic Reinsurance Co. , a Houston property and casualty reinsurance company ,] from [ARG2-from United Savings Association of Texas] for [ARG3-for $ 28 million *U*] .
- By [ARG0 *-1] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the shares] , Lawrence Group increased its stake in Lawrence Insurance to 93.2 % from 91.2 % .
- [ARG0 Rupert Murdoch] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a 25 % stake in Grupo Zeta S.A.] , the leading Spanish magazine and newspaper publisher said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Comprehensive Care Corp.] , which *T*-2 has agreed *-3 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by closely held First Hospital Corp.] , reported a $ 4.7 million *U* loss for its Aug. 31 first quarter and said 0 it is negotiating an extension of senior bank debt past its Oct. 18 due date .
- In the SEC filing , the Kass-Pedone group said 0 [ARG0 it] intends *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 additional H.H. Robertson shares] `` [ARGM-ADV with a view towards a possible change in control of the company] . ''
- The group controls 795,900 H.H. Robertson common shares , * assuming exercise of [ARG1 an option *ICH*-2 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] *T*-1 from [ARG2-from Executive Life Insurance Co.] * to buy 497,400 shares] .
- The consumer brands unit was absorbed *-1 by the photographic , pharmaceutical and chemical concern [ARGM-TMP last year] when [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Sterling Drug Inc] *T*-2 .
- American Medical International Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] has n't received any other offers * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the owner and operator of hospitals] , and took another step toward completion of its $ 3 billion *U* acquisition by IMA Holdings Corp .
- [ARG0 Esselte AB , the Stockholm office supplies company] , as expected , proposed *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the 22 % 0 it does n't own *T*-1 of its U.S. unit , Esselte Business Systems Inc] .
- Di Giorgio gained 1 to 30 3\/4 after the company said 0 it is starting negotiations with [ARG0 unidentified parties] interested in * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 its units] .
- [ARG0 Northeast Utilities] boosted its offer * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the company] by $ 400 million *U* , to $ 2.25 billion *U* .
- Federal health officials are expected *-1 today to approve a program granting long-deferred access to the drug AZT for children with [rel acquired] [ARG1 immune] deficiency syndrome .
- Bloomingdale 's is [ARG1 a 17-store chain] [rel acquired] * [ARGM-TMP last year] by [ARG0-by Campeau] [ARGM-MNR in its $ 6.6 billion *U* acquisition of Federated] .
- \* Includes results of [ARG1 Denny 's Inc.] , [rel acquired] * [ARGM-TMP in September]
- [ARG0 American Home Products Corp.] proposes *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the company] .
- Delmed Inc. 's top two officers resigned and were succeeded *-2 by executives of Fresenius USA Inc. and its parent , Fresenius AG , [ARG0 a major Delmed holder] that *T*-1 has been negotiating *-3 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a controlling stake] .
- Kennametal Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] intends *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 J&L America Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 44 million *U* plus a consideration of as much as an additional $ 12 million *U* , payable over five years] .
- Maxicare 's public shareholders will receive 2 % of the new company 's stock and warrants entitling [ARG0 them] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 as much as an additional 5 % of the stock] [ARGM-MNR on a fully-diluted basis] .
- Although the board believed that [ARG0 Mr. Icahn] is more interested in *-2 talking the stock price higher than *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 USX] , it adopted a poison-pill defense , 0 *T*-3 to be swallowed *-1 if anyone amasses a 15 % stake .
- And , earlier this month , he announced the sale of the reserves of [ARG1 Texas Oil & Gas] , which *T*-1 was [rel acquired] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP three years ago] and has n't posted any significant operating profits since .
- Under the program , [ARG0 Norfolk] plans *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 shares] [ARGM-LOC in the open market] .
- Falcon Holding Group Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 about 54,000 subscribers] from [ARG2-from First Carolina Cable TV Limited Partnership] for [ARG3-for about $ 100 million *U* , or roughly $ 2,000 *U* a subscriber] .
- Their debt will be well under the $ 1 million *U* limit -- on [ARG0 *] borrowing *-2 to [rel acquire] , build , or improve [ARG1 a home] -- that *T*-1 qualifies for mortgage-interest deductions .
- [ARG0 The maker of engineered materials] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 more than 2.7 million shares] [ARGM-LOC under the program] .
- Lodestar Group said 0 it will make a $ 6-a-share *U* offer for the remaining Kinder-Care Learning Center common stock if [ARG0 it] [rel acquires] [ARG1 a majority of the company 's shares] [ARGM-LOC in a pending rights offering by Kinder-Care Learning Center 's parent , Kinder-Care Inc] .
- [ARG1 The electronics-instruments maker] is *-2 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Asset Management Associates] for [ARG3-for $ 7.25 *U* a share] .
- Northeast 's raised bid , which *T*-2 was supported *-1 by PS of New Hampshire 's official shareholder committee , is a prelude to what *T*-3 is expected *-4 to be a round of higher bids by [ARG0 the other groups] trying * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the company , the largest utility in New Hampshire] .
- Claude Bebear , chairman and chief executive officer , of Axa-Midi Assurances , pledged *-1 to retain employees and management of Farmers Group Inc. , including Leo E. Denlea Jr. , chairman and chief executive officer , if [ARG0 Axa] succeeds in *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Farmers] .
- The bid is part of Sir James Goldsmith 's unfriendly takeover attempt for B.A.T Industries PLC , [ARG0 the British tobacco , retailing , paper and financial-services giant] that *T*-1 [rel acquired] [ARG1 Farmers] [ARGM-TMP last year] for [ARG3-for $ 5.2 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 Axa] has agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Farmers] from [ARG2-from Sir James 's investment vehicle , Hoylake Investments Ltd. ,] for [ARG3-for $ 4.5 billion *U* plus a $ 1 billion *U* investment in Hoylake] .
- [ARG1 The stake] was [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by a group of 10 Japanese financial institutions and industrial corporations , primarily insurance companies] , Honeywell said 0 *T*-2 .
- The Federal Trade Commission said 0 it authorized its staff to seek a preliminary injunction barring [ARG0 Imo Industries Inc.] from *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the shares outstanding of the U.S. unit of the British company , United Scientific Holdings PLC ,] for [ARG3-for $ 69 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 International Business Machines Corp.] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a 15 % stake in Paxus Corp. , an Australian computer-software and information-services concern ,] for [ARG3-for 20 million Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 17 million *U* -RRB-] .
- A majority stake in Paxus currently held * by NZI Corp. will be diluted *-1 to slightly less than 50 % after [ARG0 IBM] [rel acquires] [ARG1 its interest] .
- [ARG0 Any investor] who *T*-1 [rel acquires] [ARG1 UAL stock] [ARGM-MNR in an attempt * to force a buy-out or recapitalization] must deal with United 's contentious unions .
- Anthony Wang , president , attributed the drop to the disruption of [ARG0 the company 's] business resulting from the prolonged process of * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Cullinet] .
- A GM spokesman yesterday reiterated [ARG0 the company 's] interest in * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 a minority stake] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to help Jaguar remain independent] .
- [ARG0 Ford 's] need * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 some or all of Jaguar] became more acute last week when it abandoned a four-year effort * to market its German-built Merkur Scorpio sedan as a European luxury import in the U.S. *T*-1 .
- Last month , [ARG0 Ford] announced plans * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 as much as 15 % of Jaguar] .
- Overseas exploration and production results also improved because of additional output from the North Sea Magnus Field , [ARG1 a portion of which] *T*-2 was [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Sun] [ARGM-TMP earlier this year] .
- If further experiments are successful , the work would represent a major advance in research on [rel acquired] [ARG1 immune] deficiency syndrome .
- For instance , British Air is continuing *-1 to negotiate with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines about [ARG0 each] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 a 20 % stake in Sabena World Airlines , the air transport subsidiary of the Belgian national airline] .
- Mr. Ritterman said that in the next six months [ARG0 he] will take $ 50 million *U* from the Soap Opera Digest sale *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 new magazines] .
- Moreover , just as [ARG0 vodka] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 an upscale image] [ARGM-LOC in the U.S.] , bourbon has become fashionable in many foreign countries , a uniquely American product tied * to frontier folklore .
- [ARGM-TMP In recent years] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , [ARG0 Grand Metropolitan PLC of Britain] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Heublein Inc.] , [ARGM-ADV while another British company , Guinness PLC , took over United Distillers Group and Schenley Industries Inc] .
- [ARG0 Nortek] has agreed *-1 [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 any securities of Federal-Mogul] [ARGM-TMP for 10 years] and not to influence company affairs during that period .
- [ARGM-TMP In September 1988] , [ARG0 Eagle] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Biny Clothing Inc. , a closely held New York chain operated * under the Bonds name] .
- [ARG1 American Medical] is being [rel acquired] *-1 .
- The 1988 figures were restated *-2 * to include the results of [ARG1 Lorimar Telepictures Corp.] , which [ARG0 Warner] [rel acquired] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP in January] .
- USA Today reported that the Rales brothers , [ARG0 Washington , D.C.-based investors] who *T*-1 made an unsuccessful offer * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Interco] [ARGM-TMP last year] , have bought nearly 3 % of Mead 's common shares .
- Last month , Paribas 's archrival , Cie . Financiere de Suez , won a battle for Groupe Victoire , [ARG0 France 's second-largest private-sector insurer] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-DIS itself] had [ARGM-TMP just] [rel acquired] [ARG1 West Germany 's Colonia Versicherung AG] .
- Allianz holds a 50 % stake in [ARG1 Navigation Mixte 's insurance interests] , [rel acquired] * [ARGM-TMP three weeks ago] .
- Emerson Electric Co. and Robert Bosch G.m.b.H. said 0 the Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information *ICH*-1 from [ARG0 the two companies] about their announced intention * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Vermont American Corp.] for [ARG3-for $ 40 *U* a share , or about $ 440 million *U*] .
- Spokesmen for Emerson and [ARG1 Vermont American] , which *T*-2 has agreed *-3 to be [rel acquired] *-1 , said 0 they do n't anticipate `` any problems '' with the completion of the transaction .
- [ARG0 American Home Products Corp.] wants *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Robins] , but only if all legal challenges to the plan are exhausted *-1 .
- Further , [ARG0 GSX] will buy $ 1 million *U* of Enviropact common stock , at $ 2.625 *U* a share , plus an option * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 an additional $ 1.5 million *U* of common] at [ARG3-at the same price] , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- Yesterday 's statement did n't say whether [ARG0 the Japanese companies] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 Qintex 's remaining stake in the resorts] .
- The shares traded at about A$ 1.50 *U* in March , when the plan [ARG0 *] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 MGM\/UA] was announced *-1 *T*-2 .
- National says 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Krysalis 's assets] and will start *-1 shipping commercial quantities of its first chips , including a 4-kilobit memory , next year .
- This month , Federal 's 2,048 pilots , including [ARG1 some 961] [rel acquired] * [ARGM-ADV along with Tiger International Inc.] [ARGM-TMP in February] , will decide whether *-1 to elect the powerful Air Line Pilots Association as their bargaining agent .
- In his haste * to seal the deal with Tiger Chairman Saul Steinberg last August , Mr. Smith ignored a promise *ICH*-4 that he had made *T*-2 to his own pilots three years ago : that [ARG1 any fliers] [rel acquired] * [ARGM-LOC in future mergers] would be `` end-tailed *-3 '' -- put *-3 at the bottom of the pilot seniority list that *T*-1 determines work schedules , pay and career options .
- The White Plains , N.Y. , oil company said Friday that [ARG0 it] had [rel acquired] [ARG1 Tana Production Corp. , a subsidiary of TRT Energy Holdings Inc. ,] for [ARG3-for $ 95.1 million *U* in cash] , [ARGM-ADV with the rest 0 *T*-2 to be paid *-1 in shares of a new , non-voting issue of preferred stock] .
- [ARG0 Texaco] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Tana] [ARGM-TMP before it completed those sales] [ARGM-CAU because Tana 's properties are high quality and near other fields 0 Texaco already owns *T*-1] , a company spokeswoman said 0 *T*-2 .
- They have all `` very clearly stated that [ARG0 they] have [ARGM-NEG not] [rel acquired] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] and are not acquiring *RNR*-1 shares of AG , '' he said 0 *T*-3 .
- They have all `` very clearly stated that [ARG0 they] have not acquired *RNR*-1 and are [ARGM-NEG not] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] shares of AG , '' he said 0 *T*-3 .
- In France , Suez and Axa-Midi Assurances S.A. both have been on the prowl for giant acquisitions ; [ARG0 Suez] [ARGM-TMP last month] [rel acquired] [ARG1 control of Groupe Victoire , the sixth-largest European insurance company] , [ARGM-TMP after a takeover battle with Cie . Industrielle] .
- Earlier this month , [ARG0 Qintex Australia 's] $ 1.5 billion *U* agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 MGM\/UA Communications Co.] collapsed because of a dispute over a $ 50 million *U* letter of credit 0 the Australian operator of television stations and resorts was * to have supplied *T*-1 as security in the transaction .
- And [ARG0 it] retains an interest in * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 candies and other articles that *T*-2 might be sold *-1 in tobacco shops] .
- [ARG0 These programs] could be expanded *-1 to focus on funds for project planning *ICH*-4 , * identifying sources of funds , and for * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 a site] and preparing it .
- Among other conditions , the offer depends on [ARG0 the Dow unit] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 at least 66 2\/3 % of the PSE shares outstanding] , the companies said 0 *T*-1 in a joint statement Friday .
- [ARG1 BanPonce] jumped 4 1\/2 to 47 3\/4 after *-2 agreeing * to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico] for [ARG3-for $ 56.25 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 The project] has [ARGM-TMP already] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a certain New York cachet] .
- Royal Business Group Inc. said 0 it filed suit in federal court here *-1 charging Realist Inc. and its directors with *-2 violating federal securities laws `` by *-3 engaging in a scheme * to prevent '' [ARG0 Royal] from *-4 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Realist] .
- Royal contends that Realist failed *-1 to disclose material information , including [ARG0 Realist 's] negotiations * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Ammann Laser Technik AG] , to stockholders prior to Realist 's June 6 annual meeting .
- -LRB- Prior to [ARG0 *-1] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the housewares business] , the company was known *-1 as Centronics Corp. ; Centronics had been a maker of computer printers , but Mr. Stein and other officers decided *-2 to sell that business after Japanese competitors grabbed a dominant share of the market . -RRB-
- He indicated that [ARG0 Ekco] may be interested in *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 another company with revenue in the range of $ 75 million to $ 100 million *U*] , partly because mass merchandisers increasingly want *-1 to rely on larger , and fewer , suppliers .
- The year-earlier periods do n't reflect results of [ARG1 the company 's Woodstream Corp. unit] , [rel acquired] * [ARGM-TMP last January] , but include some Canadian operations that *T*-2 were sold *-1 at the end of 1988 .
- But , as he and his skilled team soon discover , they 're up against two factors 0 they had n't counted on *T*-1 : first , a business climate in which a failing company with few assets and many debts can borrow against the assets of [ARG1 the successful company] 0 [ARG0 it] hopes *-4 to [rel acquire] *T*-3 in order *-5 to finance the takeover *T*-2 ; second , that standing behind AIW is *T*-6 a sinister consortium of much bigger , shadier and shrewder foreign interests secretly providing the money and muscle for the deal .
- `` The industry will create industrial products such as displays for work stations and medical diagnostic equipment before [ARG0 it] [rel acquires] [ARG1 a mass consumer market] . ''
- Citizens & Southern Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] signed a definitive agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Security Pacific Corp. 's New York-based factoring unit] .
- USA Today reported that [ARG0 Mr. Davis , who *T*-1 had pursued UAL before *-2 dropping his bid Wednesday ,] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 a stake of about 3 % in USAir] .
- A shareholder filed suit , *-2 seeking *-3 to block [ARG1 Unitel Video Inc. 's] proposed plan * to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by a new affiliate of closely held Kenmare Capital Corp.] for [ARG3-for $ 15 *U* a share , or $ 33.6 million *U*] .
- N W Ayer 's president and chief executive officer , Jerry J. Siano , said 0 [ARG0 the agency] is holding `` conversations '' about * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Zwiren Collins Karo & Trusk , a midsized Chicago agency] , but a deal is n't yet close to *-2 being completed *-1 .
- But the spokesman confirmed that Saatchi has received several inquiries from [ARG0 companies] interested * in * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 its Campbell-Mithun and Rowland units] .
- Wisconsin Toy Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] definitively agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 closely held Everything 's a Dollar Inc. of Virginia Beach , Va. ,] for [ARG3-for stock currently valued at about $ 4.7 million *U*] .
- East Rock Partners Limited Partnership said 0 [ARG0 it] proposed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 A.P. Green Industries Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 40 *U* a share] .
- The owners of the defense and aerospace concern , which *T*-1 include three regional states , several industrial companies and banks , met Friday *-2 to discuss the final terms of [ARGM-LOC the transaction] , in which [ARG0 Daimler-Benz] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 50.01 % of] *T*-3
- The two states and the state of Bavaria still hold a majority in MBB , but their stake will fall to around 30 % after [ARG0 Daimler-Benz] [rel acquires] [ARG1 its stake in the concern] .
- In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission , Lep Group said 0 a possible course of action may include [ARG0 *] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 some or all of the Profit Systems shares 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] .
- Revenue-short states also are becoming more aggressive pursuers of tax delinquents , and perhaps none tracks them down with more relish than does New York since [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 an $ 80 million *U* computer system] [ARGM-TMP in 1985] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-LOC just down Seventh Avenue , where about 75 % of U.S. fur garments are made *-1 *T*-2] , [ARG0 Larry Rosen] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 two retail outlets] , broadened his fur-making line and expanded into leather .
- [ARG0 Varity] has proposed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 K-H Corp. , consisting of the auto parts division and some debt of Fruehauf Corp. ,] for [ARG3-for $ 577.3 million *U* of cash and securities] .
- But a few days later the police accused [ARG0 him] of *-1 stealing electricity , [rel acquiring] [ARG1 rubber] [ARGM-MNR without permission] and buying stolen property .
- One hostile bidder who *T*-1 deliberately avoided *-2 using junk bonds was [ARG0 Paramount Communications Inc.] in its initial offer * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Time Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 10.7 billion *U* , or $ 175 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 Time] eluded Paramount by *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 Warner Communications Inc] .
- Harley has said 0 [ARG1 it] does n't intend *-2 to be [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by the Glazer group or any other party] .
- Last week , the Grand Union offering was sweetened *-2 *-3 to include warrants that *T*-1 allow [ARG0 bondholders] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 common stock] .
- [ARGM-DIS In that case] , [ARG0 Guber Peters] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the rights] [ARGM-TMP in 1979] , nursed the movie through a dozen scripts , and were on the set in London for 11 months *-1 hovering over the most minute changes in casting and production .
- Health Care Property Investors Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 three long-term care facilities and one assisted-living facility] [ARGM-MNR in a purchase-and-lease transaction valued * at $ 15 million *U*] .
- The University said 0 the two companies agreed *-1 to spend 25 million Canadian dollars -LRB- $ 21.3 million *U* -RRB- over 10 years on research at Canadian universities if [ARG0 they] are successful in *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the vaccine maker] .
- In a statement , Jacques-Francois Martin , director general of Merieux , said 0 [ARG0 the French company] is still determined *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Connaught] .
- Amoco also sharply boosted natural-gas output , part of it from [ARG1 properties] [rel acquired] * from [ARG2-from Tenneco Inc.] [ARGM-TMP last year] .
- The company said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 2.5 million shares] for [ARG3-for 785 pence -LRB- $ 12.48 *U* -RRB- each , or a total of # 19.6 million *U* -LRB- $ 31.2 million *U* -RRB- ,] from [ARG2-from its broker , Barclays de Zoete Wedd] .
- [ARG0 Pitney Bowes] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the core of what *T*-1 evolved into Wheeler Group] [ARGM-TMP in 1979] [ARGM-MNR by *-2 buying Dictaphone Corp] .
- [ARG0 Chicago Title & Trust] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Safeco] [ARGM-TMP in 1987] and changed the unit 's name to Security Union Title Insurance Co .
- [ARGM-ADV If they put a Republican into office] , [ARGM-ADV not only] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARG0 they] [rel acquire] [ARG1 less in terms of local benefits] but their selected legislator will be relatively powerless *-2 to prevent other legislators from `` *-1 bringing home the bacon '' to their respective constituencies .
- But excluding [ARG1 businesses] [rel acquired] or sold * , revenue was flat at about $ 1.24 billion *U* .
- Under terms of the transaction , which *T*-2 was proposed *-1 in June , Doman said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 International Forest Products Ltd. 's 22 % stake in Western Forest] , and Western Forest , in a related transaction , bought back a 22 % interest in the company from Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd .
- Doman said 0 [ARG0 it] was also granted *-2 an option * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the remaining 44 % interest in Western Forest , which *T*-1 is currently held *-3 by two Canadian banks] .
- Xtra said 0 [ARG0 it] recently bought back approximately 55,000 of its shares pursuant to its existing authorization * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 as many as 650,000 shares] .
- [ARG0 LIN] would have a priority right * to pursue all opportunities * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 U.S. cellular interests] in markets other than those in which McCaw holds an interest *T*-2 , or which *T*-1 are contiguous to those markets , unless LIN has an interest there or contiguous to it .
- Canadian Pacific Ltd. said 0 [ARG0 it] proposed *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the 44 % of Soo Line Corp. 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] for [ARG3-for $ 19.50 *U* a share , or about $ 81.9 million *U*] , after *-2 failing *-3 to find a buyer for its majority stake earlier this year .
- `` It turned out 0 we could n't sell it , '' [ARG0 a Canadian Pacific official] said *T*-1 , *-2 adding that * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 the remainder of Soo Line] is now `` the best way 0 * to rationalize operations *T*-3 . ''
- Bank of New York Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed in principle *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the credit-card business of Houston-based First City Bancorp. of Texas] for [ARG3-for between $ 130 million and $ 134 million *U*] .
- For [ARG0 rival liquor companies] , the Whitbread auction is a rare opportunity * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 valuable brands] .
- Tandy Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] signed a definitive agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 two units of Datatronic AB of Stockholm] for [ARG3-for cash] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 Tandy] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 rights to the Victor and Micronic names for computers] .
- [ARGM-DIS What *T*-1 's more] , [ARG0 both Eurocom and brothers Francis and Gilbert Gross , who *T*-2 founded Carat ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 14.99 % stakes in WCRS Group] , [ARGM-ADV * creating a powerful link between Eurocom and Carat] .
- Ford has signaled 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel acquire] [ARG1 a majority interest] [ARGM-TMP later] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since *-1 joining the Politburo in 1983 as its youngest member] , [ARG0 Mr. Krenz] had [rel acquired] [ARG1 the nickname `` crown prince , '' a reference to the widely held view that he was the hand-picked successor to Mr. Honecker] .
- But meanwhile , USAir is expected *-2 to show losses or lackluster profit for several quarters as it tries *-3 to digest [ARG1 Piedmont Airlines] , which [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] *T*-1 .
- The decline primarily reflected the dilution from [ARG0 *] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 McCall 's , Golf World -LRB- U.S. -RRB- and Sailing World magazines] ; lower equity earnings from the forest-products group because of price discounting and an unfavorable exchange rate , and an 8.7 % decline in advertising linage at the New York Times , the company 's flagship newspaper .
- United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc. said 0 [ARG0 its president , Uzi Ruskin ,] withdrew his proposal * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 control of the New York textile and clothing company] .
- Also , Richard A. Barkley , a former marketing executive with FMC Corp. , was appointed *-1 president of Continental Container Systems , a producer of [ARG1 can closing machinery] that [ARG0 Figgie] [rel acquired] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP late last year] .
- Dow officials were signaling that the company would earn less than $ 15 *U* a share this year even before [ARG0 they] announced in July a plan * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 67 % of Marion Laboratories Inc] .
- Northern Trust Corp. said 0 its board adopted a shareholder rights plan aimed * at * deterring unwanted takeover bids , but said 0 it 's not aware of any plan [ARG0 *] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the banking concern] .
- Beyond that , Prospect said 0 [ARG0 it] would n't offer *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 additional shares] for less than $ 11.25 *U* a share during the next year or [ARG3 less than $ 14.06 *U* a share] [ARGM-TMP during the subsequent two years] .
- StatesWest Airlines said 0 [ARG0 it] submitted an offer *ICH*-1 to the directors of Mesa Airlines * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the Farmington , N.M. , carrier] .
- Last week , Mesa rejected a proposal *ICH*-1 by [ARG0 StatesWest] * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 it] or merge .
- Crown Resources Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] reached a definitive agreement * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the Gold Texas Resources Ltd. shares 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] .
- The buy-back is part of [ARGM-LOC a 25-million-share repurchase plan] , under which [ARG0 Coca-Cola Enterprises] [ARGM-TMP so far] has [rel acquired] [ARG1 a total of 9.7 million shares] *T*-1 .
- Currently , Mr. Merksamer owns 20 % of the company ; [ARG0 L.J. Hooker] [rel acquired] [ARG1 its 80 % interest in the firm] [ARGM-TMP in May 1986] .
- With funds of 5.56 billion Hong Kong dollars -LRB- US$ 712 million *U* -RRB- , [ARG0 the new company , Yaohan International Co. ,] plans *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 10 of Hong Kong 's top restaurants] .
- In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Edelman said 0 [ARGM-TMP from Sept. 29 to Oct. 13] , [ARG0 he] [rel acquired] [ARG1 309,500 shares of Intelogic common shares] for [ARG3-for $ 2.25 to $ 2.375 *U* each] .
- The filing also said 0 certain provisions which *T*-2 apply to [ARG0 persons] 0 *T*-4 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 20 % or more of Intelogic common stock] , were waived *-1 by Intelogic for Mr. Edelman , who *T*-3 is chairman of the company .
- The federal government should make free , voluntary testing for the AIDS virus the cornerstone of an expanded campaign * to stop the spread of [rel acquired] [ARG1 immune] deficiency syndrome , the Hudson Institute recommended 0 *T*-1 .
- Procter & Gamble Co. , Cincinnati , * expanding its presence in the food service market , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Maryland Club Foods , a coffee supplier ,] from [ARG2-from an investor group led * by F. Philip Handy of Winter Park , Fla] .
- Its effectiveness ca n't be determined *-1 until a large clinical trial is undertaken *-2 by the Army in January , according to Robert Redfield , chief of [rel acquired] [ARG1 immune] deficiency syndrome research at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research .
- [ARG0 GM] is expected *-1 to inject roughly # 200 million *U* -LRB- $ 316 million *U* -RRB- by * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 some Jaguar shares] , and then win Jaguar management 's promise of an eventual 30 % stake .
- [ARG0 Mr. Hollander 's High Technology Holding Co. of Stamford , Conn. ,] [rel acquired] [ARG1 most of its stake] [ARGM-TMP last August] [ARGM-LOC in an $ 11-a-share *U* tender offer for Newport , a maker of electronic-measuring devices] .
- Unilab Corp. , Norcross , Ga. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 the clinical laboratories of closely held Central Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.] [ARGM-MNR in a cash and securities transaction valued * at $ 85 million *U*] .
- Unilab said 0 [ARG0 its wholly owned MetWest Inc. unit] paid $ 25 million *U* in cash , provided $ 30 million *U* in notes and $ 30 million *U* in preferred stock * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Central 's labs in the Western U.S.] .
- Los Angeles financier Marvin Davis , who *T*-1 put United in play with a $ 5.4 billion *U* bid two months ago , last night proffered both a ray of hope and an extra element of uncertainty by *-2 saying 0 [ARG0 he] remains interested in * [rel acquiring] [ARG1 UAL] .
- Dow Jones & Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a 15 % interest in DataTimes Corp. , a subsidiary of Oklahoma Publishing Co. , Oklahoma City , that *T*-1 provides electronic research services] .
- Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 's Market Data Retrieval unit said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 School and College Construction Reports service] from [ARG2-from Intelligence for Education Inc] .
- Amcore Financial Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Central of Illinois Inc.] [ARGM-MNR in a stock swap] .
- Since June , [ARG0 AmeriGas] has netted more than $ 100 million *U* from industrial gas divestitures and reinvested more than $ 50 million *U* *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 three propane distributors] .
- * Excluding [ARG1 the British snack-food business] [rel acquired] * [ARGM-TMP in July] , snack-food international tonnage jumped 40 % , with sales strong in Spain , Mexico and Brazil .
- [ARG0 K mart Corp.] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Pace Membership Warehouse Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 23 *U* a share , or $ 322 million *U* ,] in a move * to expand its presence in the rapidly growing warehouse-club business .
- [ARG0 Edward Eskandarian , former chairman of Della Femina , McNamee WCRS\/Boston ,] reached an agreement *ICH*-1 in principle * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a majority stake in Arnold Advertising , a small Boston shop] .
- In general , the bill would give the Transportation Department a 30-day review period before [ARG1 15 % or more of the voting stock of a major U.S. air carrier] [ARGM-MOD could] be [rel acquired] *-1 .
- The collapsed plan [ARG0 *] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 UAL Corp. , parent of United Airlines ,] spurred quick action on the legislation , introduced * Wednesday and approved * by the subcommittee on a voice vote yesterday .
- It also would require the [rel acquiring] [ARG0 party] to notify the transportation secretary and to provide all information relevant to * determining the intent of the acquisition .
- [ARG0 NCNB] raised some $ 1.9 billion *U* in new capital during the quarter *-1 to complete the NCNB Texas purchase , and to [rel acquire] [ARG1 several small failed thrifts] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to fill out its regional franchise] .
- [ARG0 Dow Jones , publisher of The Wall Street Journal ,] has launched an $ 18-a-share *U* , or $ 576 million *U* , tender offer * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the remaining Telerate shares outstanding] ; Dow Jones owns 67 % of Telerate .
- She has also served on several task forces on [rel acquired] [ARG1 immune] deficiency syndrome .
- [ARG0 Sony Corp.] , which *T*-1 has offered *-2 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the movie-production company] , is seeking *-3 to free its top executives , Peter Guber and Jon Peters , from an exclusive agreement with Time Warner Inc. 's Warner Communications Inc. so they can run Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc .
- [ARG0 Sony] two weeks ago agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Columbia] for [ARG3-for $ 3.4 billion *U* , or $ 27 *U* a share] .
- As * previously reported *-1 , Huntsman Holdings Corp. , owned * by Jon M. Huntsman and other members of his family , proposed that [ARG0 Banstar Corp. , an affiliate of Huntsman Holdings ,] [rel acquire] [ARG1 Aristech] [ARGM-MNR in a friendly transaction] for [ARG3-for $ 25-a-share *U* in cash , or $ 817.5 million *U*] .
- A spokesman for Laidlaw declined *-2 to disclose the price 0 the Toronto transportation and waste services concern paid *T*-1 for [ARG1 the additional shares] , which he said 0 *T*-3 were [rel acquired] [ARGM-TMP `` over the last couple of weeks . '']
- The spokesman said 0 Laidlaw would n't increase its stake in ADT beyond 30 % `` without a great deal of thought '' because of British takeover regulations that *T*-1 require [ARG0 a company] [rel acquiring] [ARG1 more than 30 %] to extend an offer to the rest of the company 's shareholders .
- Under the terms of the contract , [ARG0 New York-based Gitano] has the option * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the remaining 50 % of Regatta , a maker of men 's and women 's clothes sold * primarily in department stores ,] [ARGM-MNR under certain conditions] .
- This fall , Gitano began *-1 manufacturing moderately priced clothes aimed * at department stores under [ARG1 the Gloria Vanderbilt trademark] , which [ARG0 Gitano] [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel acquired] *T*-2 .
- BSN S.A. , a leading French food group , said 0 [ARG0 it] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Birkel G.m.b . H. , a West German pasta maker] .
- [ARG0 BSN] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-TMP initially] [rel acquire] [ARG1 a 15 % interest in Birkel , a closely held concern] .
- [ARG0 K mart] agreed *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Pace Membership Warehouse] for [ARG3-for $ 322 million *U*] , *-1 expanding its presence in the growing wholesale-store business .
- Under the agreement , [ARG0 Intel] will invest $ 3 million *U* *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 a 4 % stake in Alliant , a maker of minisupercomputers for scientists and engineers] .
- Omnicare Inc. , which *T*-1 intends *-2 to expand its position in the medical and dental markets , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 a cotton and gauze products division] from [ARG2-from closely held Sterile Products Corp.] for [ARG3-for $ 8.2 million *U*] .
- As * previously reported *-2 , under the terms of a confidentiality agreement with Dunkin ' Donuts , [ARG0 the partners] agreed *-1 to keep their offer open until Nov. 1 , and [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 any additional shares] [ARGM-MNR except through a tender offer expiring on that date] .
- Memotec Data Inc. said 0 it signed [ARGM-LOC a definitive merger agreement] with ISI Systems Inc. under which [ARG0 Memotec] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 ISI] for [ARG3-for $ 20 *U* -LRB- U.S. . -RRB- a share , or about $ 130 million *U* , in cash and securities] *T*-1 .
- Skipper 's Inc. , Bellevue , Wash. , said 0 it signed a definitive merger agreement for [ARG0 a National Pizza Corp. unit] to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the 90.6 % of Skipper 's Inc. 0 it does n't own *T*-1] for [ARG3-for $ 11.50 *U* a share , or about $ 28.1 million *U*] .
- Mr. Farley followed a similar pattern [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 he] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Northwest Industries Inc.] and then sold much of its assets *T*-1 .
- Cluett was an independent company until [ARG0 West Point-Pepperell] [rel acquired] [ARG1 it] for [ARG3-for $ 375 million *U* in cash and stock] [ARGM-TMP in 1986] .
- Good will is the excess of cost of an [rel acquired] [ARG1 firm] , operating unit or assets over the current or fair market value of those assets .
- [ARG1 Barry Wright] , [rel acquired] * by [ARG0-by Applied] for [ARG3-for $ 147 million *U*] , makes computer-room equipment and vibration-control systems .
- The company grew modestly until [ARGM-TMP 1986] , when [ARG1 a majority position in Hooker Corp.] was [rel acquired] *-1 by [ARG0-by Australian developer George Herscu , currently Hooker 's chairman] *T*-2 .
- The rights allow shareholders to purchase Quest stock at a discount if [ARG0 any person or group] [rel acquires] [ARG1 more than 15 % of the company 's common stock] or announces a tender offer .
- `` There 's no evidence that [ARG0 the Soviet program] 0 *T*-2 to -LRB- [ARGM-MNR illegally] -RRB- [rel acquire] [ARG1 Western technology] has diminished , '' said *T*-1 a State Department spokesman .
- Shortly before the visit , [ARG0 Mr. Boesky and Drexel representives] had met with Financial Corp. officials and had signed a letter of intent * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the 51 % stake in the company] .
- [ARG0 NCNB] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 University Federal Savings Association , Houston , which *T*-1 had assets of $ 2.8 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 NCNB] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel acquired] [ARG1 Freedom Savings & Loan Association , Tampa , Fla. , which *T*-1 had total assets of $ 900 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 NCNB] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel acquire] [ARG1 $ 266 million *U* of Freedom 's assets] from [ARG2-from the RTC , which *T*-1 will require $ 875 million *U* in assistance] .
- [ARG0 Meridian Bancorp Inc. , Reading , Pa. ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 Hill Financial Savings Association , Red Hill , Pa. , which *T*-1 had $ 2.3 billion *U* in assets] .
- [ARGM-MNR In the first RTC transaction with a foreign buyer] , [ARG0 Royal Trustco Ltd. , Toronto ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel acquire] [ARG1 Pacific Savings Bank , Costa Mesa , Calif. , which *T*-1 had $ 949 million *U* in assets] .
- The measure repeals a 50 % exclusion given * to banks on the interest from [ARG0 loans] used * * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 securities] [ARGM-PNC for an ESOP] , if the ESOP owns less than 30 % of the employer 's stock .
- Ford Motor Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel acquired] [ARG1 5 % of the shares in Jaguar PLC] .
- GM said 0 [ARG0 it] still is talking with Jaguar about *-1 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 a minority interest] .
- In an attempt * to appease U.S. regulators ' concern over a Goldsmith acquisition of Farmers , Sir James in August agreed *-1 to sell Farmers to Axa if [ARG0 he] is successful in *-2 [rel acquiring] [ARG1 B.A.T] .
- [ARG1 The firm] , which *T*-2 was [rel acquired] *-1 [ARGM-TMP in April] from [ARG2-from Sears , Roebuck & Co.] [ARGM-LOC in a management-led buy-out] , had planned *-3 to sell up to $ 56.4 million *U* of stock , or a 50 % stake in the company , to its 5,000 employees .
- [ARG0 Dresdner] is offering *-1 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 32.99 % of BIP 's capital] for [ARG3-for 1,015 francs -LRB- $ 156.82 *U* -RRB- a share] .
- [ARG0 Giant , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , collection of companies that *T*-3 is controlled *-1 by Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman ,] did n't give a reason for * halting its plan * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 the airline] , and Aspen officials could n't be reached *-2 for comment .
- Examples include [ARG1 Kollmorgen] , whose agreement * to be [rel acquired] *-1 for [ARG3-for $ 25 *U* a share] by [ARG0-by Vernitron] *T*-2 collapsed last month .
- The latest provocation : [ARG0 Sony Corp. 's] plan * to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc.] for [ARG3-for $ 3.4 billion *U*] , and * to buy independent producer Guber Peters Entertainment Co. for $ 200 million *U* .
- The Big Three 's drumbeat for deregulation began *-1 intensifying in the summer when [ARG0 the former Time Inc.] went ahead with plans *-3 to [rel acquire] [ARG1 Warner] *T*-2 .