holding company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company

Examples of holding company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The expansion into distribution in Benelux comes at a busy time for Pathé in the wake of its 2025 deal with French-Lebanese logistics tycoon Rodolphe Saadé, which saw his whose family holding company Merit France took a 20% stake in the studio. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 July 2026

In 1999, Arnault began by buying up a chunk of Netflix for $30 million through his private family holding company, Groupe Arnault, just two years after the entertainment company’s inception. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2026

The deal created a special-purpose holding company called Beignet Investor to issue about $27 billion in project bonds to fund construction, and Blue Owl funds directly invested about $3 billion in exchange for an 80% ownership stake in the project. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Salesforce will join the founders and seed shareholders, including Foro delle Arti SpA, the Cucinelli family holding company. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for holding company

• intercompany
• accompany

Legal Definition

holding company

see also:

company