controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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Book-industry veterans Len Vlahos and his wife Kristen Gilligan acquired controlling interest in the business in 2017.
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Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
Liberty Global is buying a stake of Formula E from Warner Bros. Discovery, giving the media company controlling interest in the all-electric version of the motorsport.
—Brendan Kelly, Variety, 13 June 2024
Redstone is likely now to considered a simple sale of her controlling interest.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 June 2024
With a net worth of about $140 million, Fog Cutter bought a controlling interest in Fatburger in 2003.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
Liberty Global is buying a stake of Formula E from Warner Bros. Discovery, giving the media company controlling interest in the all-electric version of the motorsport.
—Brendan Kelly, Variety, 13 June 2024
Redstone is likely now to considered a simple sale of her controlling interest.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 June 2024
With a net worth of about $140 million, Fog Cutter bought a controlling interest in Fatburger in 2003.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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