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acquisition

[ak-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən /




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This was the first quarter of consolidation of Mediobanca within Monte Paschi’s earnings and many one-off items related to the acquisition led to a messy set of results, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The property was registered under the name of only one of the partners to make the paperwork during the acquisition faster, since they were not married or related by blood.

From BBC

The acquisition might be a way to make up lost ground, seeing as Orna partly is focused on developing therapies for B cell-driven autoimmune diseases.

From Barron's

Investment banking - the wheeling and dealing side of the financial industry, which looks after mergers, acquisitions and stock market launches - is also notorious for long hours.

From BBC

Despite their eager embrace of AI technology as a whole, police departments remain opaque about many specific acquisitions, often shielding their contracts with private capital from public scrutiny.

From Salon