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Harrison, Pat
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Pat (Byron Patton Harrison), 1881–1941, U.S. Congressman, b. Crystal Springs, Miss. A lawyer, he served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (1911–19) and in…leveraged buyout
(Encyclopedia) leveraged buyout, the takeover of a company, financed by borrowed funds. Often, the target company's assets are used as security for the loans acquired to finance the purchase. The…Branting, Hjalmar
(Encyclopedia) Branting, HjalmarBranting, Hjalmaryälˈmär bränˈtĭng [key], 1860–1925, Swedish premier. A leader of the Social Democratic party, he was finance minister in 1917. As premier (1920, 1921–…Skerrit, Roosevelt
(Encyclopedia) Skerrit, Roosevelt, 1972–, Dominican political leader. A member of the Dominica Labor party, he has served in parliament since 2000. He became DLP leader and prime minister in 2004…Erzberger, Matthias
(Encyclopedia) Erzberger, MatthiasErzberger, Matthiasmätēˈäs ĕrtsˈbĕrgər [key], 1875–1921, German public official. He was a leader of the left wing of the Catholic Center party in the Reichstag from…Schäuble, Wolfgang
(Encyclopedia) Schäuble, WolfgangSchäuble, Wolfgangvôlfˈgäng shīˈblə [key], 1942–, German political leader. He studied law and economics at the Univ. of Freiburg and the Univ. of Hamburg and then…Christie, Perry Gladstone
(Encyclopedia) Christie, Perry Gladstone, 1943–, Bahamian political leader. A member of the Progressive Liberal party, he practiced law for several years before serving (1977–2017; as an independent…Villanova University
(Encyclopedia) Villanova UniversityVillanova Universityvĭlˌənōˈvə [key], at Villanova, Pa., near Philadelphia; Roman Catholic; est. 1842 as a men's school, coeducational since 1967. It has schools of…Alcobaça
(Encyclopedia) Alcobaça Alcobaça əlk&oobreve;bäˈsə [key], town, Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. The town, a fruit processing and textile center,…Heng Swee Keat
(Encyclopedia) Heng Swee Keat, 1961–, Singaporean political leader. A member of the People's Action party (PAP), he was secretary (1997–2000) to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and head of Singapore's…Trending
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