controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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McKesson also announced a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in PRISM Vision Holdings, a provider of ophthalmology and retina management services, for approximately $850 million.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Her grandfather, Warren Cuddy, bought a controlling interest in the bank, which specialized in lending to fur traders and gold miners, in 1941 and became its president.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Insight Partners took a controlling interest in Recorded Future in 2019 in an all-cash deal that valued the company at more than $780 million.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Oscar winning producer and distributor Voltage Pictures has taken a major step in its expansion strategy by acquiring a controlling interest in the international sales and finance company The Exchange.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Her grandfather, Warren Cuddy, bought a controlling interest in the bank, which specialized in lending to fur traders and gold miners, in 1941 and became its president.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Insight Partners took a controlling interest in Recorded Future in 2019 in an all-cash deal that valued the company at more than $780 million.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Oscar winning producer and distributor Voltage Pictures has taken a major step in its expansion strategy by acquiring a controlling interest in the international sales and finance company The Exchange.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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