acquired

Example Sentences

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The move came less than two months after Chicago acquired Ivey from the Detroit Pistons.

From Los Angeles Times

It also has acquired or won approval to acquire three firms, and it’s secured a $190 million contract with the U.S.

From MarketWatch

But some in the industry question whether Virtus can actually get the mines up and running, even if it has acquired them on paper.

From The Wall Street Journal

The selloff may reflect investors’ anxieties about how the deal’s structure as a Reverse Morris Trust, a tax-efficient transaction where the theoretical buyer ends up actually being acquired.

From Barron's

The cash-and-stock deal is being structured as a Reverse Morris Trust, in which the so-called purchaser is technically being acquired.

From MarketWatch