Galoob announced in late January that it had retained the investment banking firm Bear, Stearns & Company to find ways to enhance shareholder value.

Sandata's board appointed a committee to review the proposed transaction and retained Brean Murray & Company as its financial adviser.

The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that the News Corporation had retained Allen & Company, a New York investment bank, to broker the sale.

Cooper said it expects the special committee to retain Bear, Stearns & Company as an adviser.

The pilots have retained Lazard Freres & Company and Salomon Brothers as their financial advisers.

The committee retained Kidder, Peabody & Company as its financial adviser.

Hoblitzell first retained Bain & Company in the early 1980's after having observed its teams in action at another company on whose board he served.

Grand Met has retained Morgan Stanley & Company, the New York investment banking firm, as an adviser on the project.

He and other family members have formed the Chatham Acquisition Corporation and have retained Goldman, Sachs & Company as financial adviser.

Apple had briefly retained Kekst & Company while rumors about the talks with Sun - which began last December - were flying thick and fast.