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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Heartland is an investment and holding company representing the interests of the Holch Povlsen family, and their family business Bestseller, and has completed the deal through its subsidiary Aktieslskabet.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Japanese investment holding company SoftBank Group, which owns a stake in chip designer Arm, fell 6%.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
The new word in saving the world is holding companies accountable.
—Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
Activist shareholders are increasingly holding companies accountable for human rights abuses within their supply chains.
—Jane Mosbacher Morris, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Japanese investment holding company SoftBank Group, which owns a stake in chip designer Arm, fell 6%.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
The new word in saving the world is holding companies accountable.
—Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
Activist shareholders are increasingly holding companies accountable for human rights abuses within their supply chains.
—Jane Mosbacher Morris, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for holding company
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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