They lack incentives to take stakes in biotech companies earlier in the development process.
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In other words, they often take stakes in important local companies in order to secure shareholder stability.
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The firm has also launched a venture-capital arm that can take stakes in businesses that Xooglers might set up.
Its primary ambitions are to provide international data-transmission services for businesses and to take stakes in national carriers around Asia.
Chinese interest in shale gas is strong, with state companies buying up American expertise as they take stakes in established shale-gas producers.
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More is expected to be done to encourage venture capitalists to take stakes in such firms, or to enable these companies to attract high-class managers.
Were regulators to interpret the rule in any other way, it would have far-reaching consequences for, say, the venture-capital industry, in which funds with multiple investors routinely take stakes in private firms.
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In July it put forward a plan allowing foreign companies to take stakes of up to 26% in Indian insurance companies, having resisted opening the insurance market to foreigners in the past.
While major property investors including London-based Enstar Capital have fled Dubai in anticipation of a total financial collapse, Emaar and the Government of Dubai are counting on speculators to take stakes in the Burj now, in anticipation of a market rebound.
Foreign banks were not, at first, allowed to take majority stakes in Mexican banks, delaying management clear-outs.
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He resisted calls to have the government take controlling stakes in Citigroup and Bank of America.
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Foreign retailers would be able to take majority stakes in joint ventures, following a decision by Cabinet ministers.
These firms manage funds that take controlling stakes in what they think are undervalued and badly managed companies.
It doesn't take equity stakes in for-profit ventures, although it could without transgressing the federal tax laws on charities.
Many incubators take equity stakes of 40% to 60%, compared with an average 5% to 10% that universities typically get.
Commercial banks can sometimes be persuaded to take equity stakes in microlenders, partly to make contact with up-and-coming small businessmen with a sound credit history.
The government insurance monopoly will end and new Indian entrants into the business may be allowed to let foreign partners take minority stakes in their companies.
He spoke of budget cuts, help for property firms seeking to restructure their loans and approval for foreigners wanting to take bigger stakes in Thai financial institutions.
Treasury now has the authority to take equity stakes in banks and other companies, and it can control executive compensation in the firms in which it takes a share.
From 2003, for instance, the foreign partners will be allowed to decide what models to make in the plants, and may even take controlling stakes in their joint ventures.
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In April, SingTel and Mr Halim started negotiations for a rescue plan under which SingTel would relieve Time of many of its debts and take minority stakes in it and two subsidiaries.
Jackson owns a lot of valuable songs, likes to take ownership stakes in the products she endorses and is married to reported billionaire Wissam Al Mana (who has also never shown up on our billionaire list).
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If all this sounds a little high-stakes, take comfort in the fact that the food lives up to the hype.
Earlier this year the franchise policy was relaxed, so that foreign firms can now take 51% equity stakes in shops that sell just their own brand.
In the past few years, banks have started to take more private-equity stakes in companies.
Paulson said the government would end up making money on the stakes it would take in the banks.
European carriers can only own 25% of US airlines at present, while US carriers can take 49.9% stakes in their European competitors.
There are no signs of Mediobanca relinquishing its grasp: last month, it announced a capital increase and the sale of some corporate stakes in order to take up its rights in a Generali share issue.
Over the last two days European leaders here in Cabos have made it clear that they understand the stakes and they pledged to take the actions needed to address this crisis and restore confidence, stability, and growth.
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The group says it may take on more debt, and sell minority stakes in some operating companies.
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