Sierra was a leader in adventure games, employing nearly 1,000 persons prior to their acquisition in 1996.

He was laid-off prior to the company's acquisition by Boeing in 1996.

Prior to its acquisition by ClientLogic, described below, it had 70 call centers in 25 countries and over 30,000 employees.

The company store that stood nearby was demolished in 1995, prior to the museum's acquisition of the property.

Prior to its acquisition it was also part of the Maine Yankee decommissioning project.

Prior to its acquisition by westerners, the work had already been translated and circulated in other Asian countries.

Prior to its acquisition, the 180-bed hospital was called Wakefield Hospital.

Paul Brown had won seven league championships prior to Modell's acquisition of the team.

The Phillies were monitoring Young for some time prior to his acquisition.

This is probably because the company was not formally associated with Halliburton, beyond the occasional consulting project, prior to its acquisition in 2005.