acquiring
Example Sentences
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Francisco Partners and KKR & Co. are said to be acquiring minority stakes in Italian business software supplier TeamSystem from Hellman & Friedman, which acquired the company in 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 14, 2026
The same machinery normally designed to make me acquire more has, in this case, made me more aware of what I can enjoy without acquiring at all.
From Salon β Sep. 6, 2026
In the mid-2010s, he began his international expansion by acquiring a stake in the Spanish sunglasses company Hawkers, becoming its majority shareholder and president in 2016.
From BBC β Sep. 2, 2026
After acquiring a stake in Pigeon in 2025, the firm helped the Tokyo-based company integrate Lansinoh Laboratories, its Alexandria, Va.-based unit, more closely with the rest of the group, Otsuka said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 2, 2026
She screamed in protest against losing the king she had had such a hard time acquiring.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
