controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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And so the tale of how the Giants established themselves at the Polo Grounds is told, accurately enough, as a piece of complicated capitalist skulduggery in which the team’s desperate owner bought a controlling interest in the Baltimore Orioles and then dragged its stars north.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The good news is that David Rubenstein, the private-equity billionaire who will have a controlling interest, is a Baltimore native and even a Baltimore City College man.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
Corporate governance and management structure The questions raised about Paytm's managing board and the controlling interest of its founder suggest that fintech firms may need to ensure their corporate governance structures are robust and conducive to independent oversight.
—Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
RedBird Capital Partners purchased controlling interest of both AC Milan in Italy and Toulouse in France, and has a stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool in England.
—Tales Azzoni, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
Microsoft, which holds a 49% controlling interest in OpenAI and has notably obtained a right to observe the board's proceedings, played a pivotal role in facilitating Altman's return.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
In a still-incomplete transaction, the French billionaire has snatched up controlling interest in the legendary talent shop and will nestle it in a portfolio that includes Gucci, Saint Laurent and the thousand-dollar–a-bottle winery Château Latour.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
He was forced to give up controlling interest in the Stallions, with minority owners — and even the city of Birmingham — counted on to pick up the slack.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
The billionaire investor recently sold his controlling interest in the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dupont families of Las Vegas fame.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 6 Jan. 2024
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The good news is that David Rubenstein, the private-equity billionaire who will have a controlling interest, is a Baltimore native and even a Baltimore City College man.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
Corporate governance and management structure The questions raised about Paytm's managing board and the controlling interest of its founder suggest that fintech firms may need to ensure their corporate governance structures are robust and conducive to independent oversight.
—Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
RedBird Capital Partners purchased controlling interest of both AC Milan in Italy and Toulouse in France, and has a stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool in England.
—Tales Azzoni, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
Microsoft, which holds a 49% controlling interest in OpenAI and has notably obtained a right to observe the board's proceedings, played a pivotal role in facilitating Altman's return.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
In a still-incomplete transaction, the French billionaire has snatched up controlling interest in the legendary talent shop and will nestle it in a portfolio that includes Gucci, Saint Laurent and the thousand-dollar–a-bottle winery Château Latour.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
He was forced to give up controlling interest in the Stallions, with minority owners — and even the city of Birmingham — counted on to pick up the slack.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
The billionaire investor recently sold his controlling interest in the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dupont families of Las Vegas fame.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 6 Jan. 2024
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