1. Jack, however, secretly organized a syndicate that purchased control of the company. 2. In 1907, Galveston's Kempner family purchased control of what is now Imperial Holly. 3. In this case, the funds were used to purchase control of the Northern Pacific. 4. Earlier this year, it purchased control of Anaya, an educational publishing company in Spain. 5. Last month, BCN purchased control of Banco Credireal from the Minas Gerais state government. 6. In 1955, he purchased control of International Bank of Washington. 7. Generali purchased control of the Israeli insurance company Migdal for more than dlrs 200 million. 8. The firm then purchased control of Hanomag in 1974. 9. In 1969 EDO also purchased control of Electronic Equipment Engineering, Inc . of Dallas, Texas. 10. Investors expect PSA Peugeot Citroen to purchase control of Sevel within the next week, said Corsiglia.