Nomura, a broker, made the splashiest acquisition of all with the purchase of the European and Asian arms of Lehman Brothers.

野村证券，一家股票经纪商，完成了所有当中最引人关注的收购。 它收购了雷曼兄弟在欧洲和亚洲的分支机构。

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That accord mandated by the U.S.Congress is a necessary prerequisite for American aerospace firms to bid on a pending Indian purchase of 126 multi-role fighter jets, potentially the largest-ever arms sale.

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The military research company, Jane's Sentinel Security Assessments, says the rebels are continuing to purchase arms from brokers based elsewhere in Southern Africa.

BBC: Analysis: Unita's changing tactics

To believe that the Ethiopian government will be able to use the nationalised assets in a more efficient way than Nestle is ludicrous: it almost certainly will drive down the business to zero by diverting its profit from reinvestment in the business to the purchase of arms.

BBC: How can multinationals balance ethics with profits?

International sanctions on Iran include a UN embargo on arms exports and nuclear technology as well as EU bans on most financial transactions as well as the purchase of crude oil.

BBC: Iranian oil revenues 'drop 45%' because of sanctions