11. Brazilian investment funds Iven SA and GTD Participacoes SA purchased control of Escelsa in July 1995. 12. The same companies have also purchased control of all cigarette factories in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 13. In addition, food rations were lifted in 1954 while hire-purchase controls were relaxed in the same year. 14. In addition, the last food rations were ended in 1954 while hire-purchase controls were relaxed in the same year. 15. But when Seagram Co ., the Montreal-based company controlled by the Bronfman family, purchased control of MCA last month, everything changed. 16. Employees said they had been told that if LeBow did purchase control of Ladenburg, Blum and Groveman would continue running the firm. 17. Purchasing controls a large part of costs in retail and wholesale operations, approximately 75 % of all costs are for purchased goods.18. In 1898 Hill purchased control of large parts of the Mesabi Range iron mining district in Minnesota, along with its rail lines. 19. CEI Citicorp, 40 percent owned by Citicorp, and Telefonica de Espana purchased control of Cablevision SA for $ 380 million last week. 20. Tele-Communications will then purchase control of the new company for $ 350 million in cash and assume $ 1.35 billion in debt.
