definiens: shall mean any asset, equity, contractual, or other legal transaction through which one person or entity acquires control of, becomes controlled by, or comes under common control with, the other person or entity . For the purposes of this definition, the term ( including, with correlative meanings, the terms and '' under common control with " ) means ( a ) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract relating to voting rights or corporate governance or otherwise, or ( b ) the ownership, directly or Indirectly, of at least fifty percent ( 50 % ) of the voting securities or other ownership interest of an entity ( or, with respect to a limited partnership or other similar entity, its general partner or controlling entity ) ; provided, that if local law restricts foreign ownership, shall be deemed established by direct or Indirect ownership of the maximum ownership percentage that may, under such local law, be owned by foreign interests