holding company
noun
: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company
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The move transformed the software company into a de facto bitcoin holding company, with the value of its stock soaring as bitcoin rallied.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The same year England’s Football Association, nominally the governors of the game, allowed Tottenham Hotspur FC to be moved into a holding company.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Post Investment Group is a holding company with an ownership interest in real estate properties, real estate services, insurance, consumer goods, manufacturing, consumer services and franchising, according to the company’s website.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Paramount, controlled by chair Shari Redstone via holding company National Amusements, last year ousted former CEO Bob Bakish whose 2023 pay package had amounted to $31.3 million.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The same year England’s Football Association, nominally the governors of the game, allowed Tottenham Hotspur FC to be moved into a holding company.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Post Investment Group is a holding company with an ownership interest in real estate properties, real estate services, insurance, consumer goods, manufacturing, consumer services and franchising, according to the company’s website.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Paramount, controlled by chair Shari Redstone via holding company National Amusements, last year ousted former CEO Bob Bakish whose 2023 pay package had amounted to $31.3 million.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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