Eventually, Edison acquired all of Swan's interest in the company.

On August 20, 2007, Epic Games acquired a majority share in the company.

We acquired shares in the company at the same time to give us a loss we could carry forward.

Through succeeding years, Blood acquired greater principal in the company until he was the majority owner.

H&M has "the possibility/obligation to acquire the remaining shares in the company within three to five years."

Special rules apply for identifying shares acquired in the same company at different times - to ensure you work out the correct gain or loss.

Mr. Jacobs said 100 top employees would be allowed to acquire an 8 percent equity stake in the company for about $48 million.

In order to acquire a majority share in the company, Mercury paid approximately $60 million, though the actual transaction was private.

There is also concern about how quickly the two younger Murdochs will acquire real power in the company.

Vizrt acquired the rest of the shares in the company in 2010.