In 1992, United Distillers acquired a 75% shareholding in its Mexican distributor, Empresas Unidas.

Since then the Royal Mail Pension Fund has acquired a substantial shareholding.

In the mid 1990's the Australian company Southern Star acquired a shareholding in Carnival.

Paddy acquired a shareholding in NBTG Ltd early on.

Imagineering Australia acquired a 50% shareholding in late 1986.

In the same year SingTel acquired a 24.5% shareholding in AAPT.

In 1969 it started operating in Australia acquiring a significant shareholding in Monier Ltd.

In late 2008, EastWest Bank acquired a shareholding in the network, affording the Bank a Board seat as a full member bank.

October 1993 - China Everbright Holdings acquired a 20% shareholding of IBA.

In 1970 Old Mutual acquired a major shareholding in the newly formed Mutual & Federal, and later acquiring the remaining shares in 2010.