It also has a major stake in American Express, which has sizable insurance operations.
The merger was first announced in November by private equity mining giant, Pallinghurst, which owned a major stake in both companies.
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The company already has a major stake in the digital video industry, given that its Flash technology powers a growing percentage of the Web's video.
Mr Lebedev owns Britain's Independent and Evening Standard newspapers, holds a major stake in the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and is the largest private shareholder in the Russian airline Aeroflot.
The New York-based company also disclosed that Elliott Associates LP and one of its affiliates plan to ask federal regulators for permission to buy a major stake in the company and may seek board seats at the annual meeting in May.
Even though the Australian press was able to sketch his background 18 months ago (borrowing on some Wall Street Journal reporting), Liu acquired a major stake in two overseas Aussie ventures, Sundance Resources and Moly Mines, and this week turned out not well for all of them.
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That would be the first major foreign stake in a Singapore bank since ownership limits were loosened in May.
The company also boosted its stake in major investments American Express Co.
But any athlete whose agent gets them an equity stake in a major shoe company should never consider leaving that agent ever.
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Getco says its proposal will leave no individual shareholder with more than a 20% stake and no major institutional holder with more than 10%.
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New funding is being sought after a major investor announced plans to reduce its stake in the project.
The stake sale would be a major reprieve for Kingfisher which has been in what seemed like a death spiral.
The lesson here is to establish a presence on the major social networks, if only to stake claim to your name and reputation.
The company has signed a major deal with Rosneft to sell its stake in TNK-BP, ending the troubled relationship with its Russian partners in the joint venture.
Anglo American is the natural home for our stake as they have been major shareholders in De Beers since 1926 and have a deep knowledge of the diamond business.
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New funding is being sought for a wind farm scheme off the coast of Aberdeen, opposed by Donald Trump, after a major investor announced plans to reduce its stake in the project.
The two other major parties also have a huge amount at stake.
As a result, shareholders have been calling for a major shake-up in the management or a stake sale to unlock potential value for themselves.
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Up until early 2004, he also held an option on a 0.5% stake in OAO Sibneft, then a major Russian oil company, say people familiar with his finances.
Including the stake in Bertelsmann, GBL currently has five major investments.
The activist hedge fund last year revealed that it was a major shareholder (eventually taking a 9.6% stake) and immediately began to cajole BMC to consider alternatives, including selling itself.
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Major shareholder Antonio Caliendo and his backers have agreed to sell their stake in the club - but Briatore insists he will not be held to ransom.
Under its agreement with Rio, Mongolia has a 34% stake in the mine and the project is already a major jobs provider, with 13, 000 workers of whom 87% are Mongolians.
Major institutional shareholders include Versant Ventures with a 14.95% stake after the IPO, Arch Venture Capital with 12.58%, Prospect Venture Partners with 11.28%, Jafco with 5.12%, and Fidelity with 8.47%.
He also criticised The Hindu Forum of Britain for turning a "local issue" into a major story and making thousands of Hindus feel their religion was at stake unless they stood up for Shambo.
Comcast, the largest cable provider in the U.S., is in negotiations with regulators over its bid to purchase a 51% stake in NBC Universal, giving it control of a major movie studio, Universal Studios, as well as major TV channels.
In return the major shareholder in Air Asia, Tune Air, will get a 20% stake in Malaysia Airlines.
Ten oil companies--led by BP (nyse: BP - news - people )with a 34% stake and Unocal with 10.3%--are jointly developing major fields there.
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