acquisition
Example Sentences
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And for these leagues, player acquisition from them to the Premier League frees up the money to allow them to invest.
From BBC
Pacific Valley had recently become the last locally owned and headquartered bank in Monterey County after competitors were eaten up by acquisitions, he said.
He used to be a mergers and acquisitions banker at Morgan Stanley, and is currently a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, a think tank.
From Barron's
For instance, California, Massachusetts and Indiana last year were among the states that passed laws to increase scrutiny of private-equity acquisitions of medical practices.
He played a part in the government’s bailout of AIG, a major insurer, and helped choreograph JPMorgan’s acquisition of Bear Stearns, an investment bank brought to its knees by the crisis.
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