Foreign direct investment (FDI. Occurs A. when an investor acquires a measure of control of a foreign business. B. when there is an acquisition, by a foreign entity in the U.S., of 10 percent or more of the voting shares of a business. C. with sales and purchases of foreign stocks and bonds that do not involve a transfer of control. D. when an investor acquires a measure of control of a foreign business and when there is an acquisition, by a foreign entity in the U.S., of 10 percent or more of the voting shares of a business.