| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DYE | Textile company purchase |
| CACAO | Hershey company purchase |
| acquisitions | An act of purchase of one company by another |
| acquisition | An act of purchase of one company by another |
| buyout | the purchase of a majority of shares in a company |
| buyouts | The purchase of a controlling share in a company, esp. by its own managers |
| raffles | Sir (Thomas) Stamford (1781รป1826), British colonial administrator. He persuaded the East India Company to purchase the undeveloped island of Singapore in 1819 and undertook much of the preliminary work for transforming it into an international port and center of commerce |
