controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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The company also reported on significant transactions, including the acquisition of Apex Intelligence LLC and a stock purchase agreement that resulted in a controlling interest being acquired by a group of investors.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
And the story of 2024 so far has been the sales of controlling interests of multiple NWSL teams, first the San Diego Wave at a total valuation of $120 million, then Angel City at a total valuation of $250 million.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Net earnings attributable to controlling interest were $12.8 million, up from a loss of $6 million in the previous year.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The attorneys sold controlling interest of the horse in February of that year, but retained a 20% stake through the Triple Crown races.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
And the story of 2024 so far has been the sales of controlling interests of multiple NWSL teams, first the San Diego Wave at a total valuation of $120 million, then Angel City at a total valuation of $250 million.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Net earnings attributable to controlling interest were $12.8 million, up from a loss of $6 million in the previous year.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
The attorneys sold controlling interest of the horse in February of that year, but retained a 20% stake through the Triple Crown races.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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