That would allow the company to avoid concerns about having a government-controlled company managing American terminals.
In Brazil, large government-controlled companies dominate the electricity sector.
Two of the country's largest government-controlled companies reported sharp declines in net profits for the first half of this year.
Microsoft planned to buy bonds with warrants under which it could purchase shares in the government-controlled company, according to the ministry of information and communications.
When a Chinese government-controlled company tries to buy an American oil company, is it a free-market transaction?
This is a government-controlled company.
The company was renamed to Český Telecom in 2000 and remained a government-controlled company until its complete privatisation in 2004.
The pipeline is operated by PetroChina, a government-controlled company.
Then a host of other government-controlled Indian financial companies came up with their own funds.
After igniting a rally with rule changes earlier this year, the government said in June that it would start selling stakes in the mostly government-controlled companies listed on the two exchanges.