Signaling global ambitions, like Droga5 and Sid Lee, who appeal to big global clients, Anomaly sold a majority stake to mid-size communications holding company MDC, which will help finance its international expansion.

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This comes on the heels of news in mid-March that Alwaleed is selling his stake in the historic Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

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It would gain a vital equity stake in European upstream, mid-stream and down-stream plays, which by implication, includes trading activities given physical volumes ultimately impact virtual trades.

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It will also have to sell its controlling stake in Thomas Cook, a mid-sized British travel agency, to calm regulatory concerns.

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Woodside, which started life as a small exploration firm in the mid-1950s, has a 53.85% controlling stake in the project.

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Wharf obtained a controlling stake in the Hangzhou-based residential developer in mid-2012 after it became overstretched financially.

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For the next few days it looked like a losing bet, but by mid-month Tesla was again moving higher and she added to her stake.

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General Growth Properties will be of special interest today as Bruce Berkowitz of Fairholme Capital sold off some of its stake to Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) in mid-January, according to SeekingAlpha.

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