Amoco is the fourth-largest company in the Chicago area.
With about 8 percent of the $9 billion breakfast cereal market, Quaker Oats is the fourth-largest company in the industry.
Budget, with revenue of $1.5 billion last year, is the nation's fourth-largest rental company.
Olivetti, whose $6.5 billion in revenues make it Italy's fourth-largest company, was once a darling of investors.
The utility, with $2.7 billion in assets, would be the fourth-largest American company to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy law.
Upon the sale Petrobras immediately became the fourth-largest company in the world measured by market capitalisation.
Employers Reinsurance is the world's fourth-largest company in the business of providing insurance to insurance companies.
Together, they became the world's fourth-largest pharmaceutical company, with tentacles on every continent.
Telecom-USA is the nation's fourth-largest long-distance company, with 500,000 customers.
Pactel Cellular, which is the nation's fourth-largest cellular company, had 381,000 subscribers at the end of last year, a 45 percent increase over 1988.