He maintains creative control and a financial stake in every product that carries his name, including perfumes and men's wear.

As part of the deal, Prudential maintained a 10pc stake in the insurer and added £800m to its capital reserves.

Most provincial governments still maintain a strong financial stake as operators in the electrical markets.

Enron would have maintained a stake in the new company, perhaps as much as 25 percent.

GWU still maintains a 20% stake in the new hospital.

That will force the employees to maintain a stake in the company.

In 2007, the Sudanese government privatised the airline, maintaining only a 30% stake of the national carrier.

The Dutch Government maintains a substantial stake in the company.

It also raised questions about the center's contracts with at least two companies where board members maintained a financial stake.

Mesa maintained a 75% stake in the joint venture, with Republic holding the remaining 25%.