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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His Liberty Broadband holding company owns a 26% stake in Charter, which has a deal to acquire that stake concurrently with the closing of the Cox takeover.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The underlying structures, whether trusts or holding companies may not survive cross-border scrutiny and the assets may be subject to global exposure.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
One of the documents that Champagne unearthed was a contract between the auction house and Drahi’s personal holding company, under which Sotheby’s—like other Altice subsidiaries—would have to pay for the privilege of being owned.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The funds were committed through HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, an intermediate holding company in the group’s shipbuilding division.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The underlying structures, whether trusts or holding companies may not survive cross-border scrutiny and the assets may be subject to global exposure.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
One of the documents that Champagne unearthed was a contract between the auction house and Drahi’s personal holding company, under which Sotheby’s—like other Altice subsidiaries—would have to pay for the privilege of being owned.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The funds were committed through HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, an intermediate holding company in the group’s shipbuilding division.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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