controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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The filing also details various business activities, including the acquisition of controlling interests in Zhejiang Xinca Mutual Entertainment Culture Media Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou SY Culture Media Co., Ltd. through variable interest entity agreements.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Shari Redstone is now selling her family’s controlling interest in Paramount Global.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
Net income attributable to controlling interests was $16.9 million, compared to $19.6 million in the previous year, with earnings per share (diluted) at $0.45, down from $0.46.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead of a purchase-and-sale that, pending NBA approval, would have transferred a controlling interest to Rodriguez and Lore, the deal contemplated multiple stages of payment and a gradual conveyance of ownership.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Shari Redstone is now selling her family’s controlling interest in Paramount Global.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
Net income attributable to controlling interests was $16.9 million, compared to $19.6 million in the previous year, with earnings per share (diluted) at $0.45, down from $0.46.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead of a purchase-and-sale that, pending NBA approval, would have transferred a controlling interest to Rodriguez and Lore, the deal contemplated multiple stages of payment and a gradual conveyance of ownership.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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