controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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BlackRock agreed to lead a group that would buy Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison’s controlling interest in 43 other ports around the world, comprising 199 berths in 23 countries.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The New York Mets had a $350 million debt when Steve Cohen purchased controlling interest in the team for $2.4 billion in 2020, though Cohen is the richest owner in the sport.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The consortium also agreed to buy CK Hutchison’s controlling interest in 43 other ports comprising 199 berths in 23 countries.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The Hutchinson Leader is owned by a consortium of publishers who also have controlling interest in Crow River Press in Hutchinson.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The New York Mets had a $350 million debt when Steve Cohen purchased controlling interest in the team for $2.4 billion in 2020, though Cohen is the richest owner in the sport.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The consortium also agreed to buy CK Hutchison’s controlling interest in 43 other ports comprising 199 berths in 23 countries.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The Hutchinson Leader is owned by a consortium of publishers who also have controlling interest in Crow River Press in Hutchinson.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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