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• n  the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
  the acquisition of wealth
  the acquisition of one company by another
• n  something acquired
  a recent acquisition by the museum
• n  the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
  the child's acquisition of language
• n  an ability that has been acquired by training

• Shortly after completing the acquisition, Lewis fired Merrill's top executive John Thain for, among other things, paying out $3.
• Since the acquisition, Moody's, the investment ratings agency, has twice downgraded Tata Motors' debt rating, which now stands at non-investment grade.
• Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently to preserve its successful brand and passionate community.

• learning
• skill
• accomplishment
• acquirement
• attainment

News & Articles

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• Daily Report: Google Acquisition of Waze May Draw More U.S. Attention
  Google’s motto is “don’t be evil.” But its recent acquisition of Waze, reportedly for $1 billion in cash, shows that just because you’re not evil, it doesn’t mean you can’t be aggressive in pushing the boundaries of the law, Steven M. Davidoff writes in a Deal Professor column in The New York Times.
  June 19, 2013 - New York Times
• Blank check company Quinpario Acquisition Corp files and sets terms for $150 million IPO
  Quinpario Acquisition Corp, a blank check company focused on acquiring businesses in the specialty chemicals industry, announced terms for its IPO on Wednesday. Quinpario is led by Jeffry
  June 19, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Spara Acquisition One Corp Announces Results of Shareholder Meeting
  Spara Acquisition One Corp Announces Results of Shareholder Meeting
  June 18, 2013 - CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Steve Ballmer in BBC News
  In his letter to Mr Yang, which has been posted on the Microsoft website, Mr Ballmer said: "We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo and the market as a whole. Despite our best efforts, including raising...
• Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in International Herald Tribune
  The acquisition of Navteq is another step toward Nokia becoming a leading player in this space,Kallasvuo said.