11.  Deregulation of electric companies in California in recent years forced many private utilities to sell generation facilities and to buy power on the spot market instead.

12.  Derivatives trading grew last year, even as many corporations stopped buying the controversial financial contracts, according to a new study.

13.  Dermot Desmond, an Irish financier whose investments include Glasgow-based soccer team Celtic Plc, bought the airport from Mowlem for 23.5 million pounds in 1995.

14.  DeRobbio and Schwarz approached Gehl, sending a letter seeking to buy the company; they had planned to even offer Gehl a chance to continue running it.

15.  Degas was noted for such works, and the work Searle bought is highly regarded by scholars.

16.  DeGraan, who is 57, took over the battery business when Gillette bought it in 1996.

17.  DeJaham bought the West Palm Beach house for $60,000 in 1986.

18.  Del Monte has been struggling under a heavy debt load since its management bought the company back from RJR Nabisco in 1990.

19.  Del Vecchio acquired Retail Brand Alliance after Luxottica SpA of Italy, which is controlled by his father, bought the U.S. Shoe Corp., which included Casual Corner.

20.  Del Vecchio's management skills from Luxottica have helped him revamp Casual Corner, which was losing money when he bought it from his father in 1997.