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 families had begun in business together in 1949, when Choi Ki-ho and Chang Byung-hee founded their holding company Young Poong.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 2 Oct. 2024
Last month, the court found Chung and Lam guilty of conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious materials, along with Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Ltd., Stand News’ holding company.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The news service noted that Elkann is the largest shareholder through the Agnelli family holding company EXOR.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
Harland & Wolff, the British holding company for the shipyard that constructed the Titanic, has gone into administration, a process similar to bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, The New York Times reported on Monday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 2 Oct. 2024
Last month, the court found Chung and Lam guilty of conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious materials, along with Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Ltd., Stand News’ holding company.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The news service noted that Elkann is the largest shareholder through the Agnelli family holding company EXOR.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
Harland & Wolff, the British holding company for the shipyard that constructed the Titanic, has gone into administration, a process similar to bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, The New York Times reported on Monday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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