In the meantime, we expect most of the initial acquisition activity to be in smaller, less visible and less politically contentious deals where the negotiations between Chinese buyers and private sellers can be carried out under the radar and over a longer period of time.

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The exits, or liquidity events, are for the most part via an initial public offering or an acquisition.

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Most heart-arresting are bridge loans, which carry a company to an imminent financing eventa venture round, an initial public offering or an acquisition.

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Despite initial reservations about the deal, the FTC cleared the acquisition last month, in large part because of Apple's entry into the mobile ad market in the latter stages of the probe.

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Sun completed its acquisition of NetDynamics in October of 1998, following an initial bid for the company in July 1998.

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The acquisition of the Volvo automobile business by Geely is a good initial step, but it is a very small step by global standards.

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Mr. Ades, declined to disclose the projected returns of the REIT, but estimated the capitalization rate for the acquisition was relatively high at about 7%, indicating a strong initial yield for the buyer.

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As you progress through the initial months of observation required in an apprenticeship, you will enter a critical stage: practice toward the acquisition of skills.

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The initial stage of the project is being carried out in partnership with participating agencies such as NHK, responsible for acquisition of digital data and for the preparation of digital high definition videos which would form an integral part of the digital archives of each masterpiece.

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