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 chain was owned alongside Paramount by the Redstone family’s holding company, acquired by the Ellisons family and RedBird Capital from Shari Redstone last August.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 June 2026
The holding company will be overseen by an executive committee comprising CAA’s Kevin Huvane, Jim Burtson and Maya Ho and IMC’s Jon Miller, Ori Winitzer and Ben Loffredo.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2026
Which makes a wider point for Boehly, who is head of Eldridge, a diversified holding company which owns Security Benefit and Everly Life and has stakes in the film studio A24 (Marty Supreme, Beef) as well as across fintech, media, and retail.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company long run by Warren Buffett, started building a stake in Google’s parent last year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 June 2026
The holding company will be overseen by an executive committee comprising CAA’s Kevin Huvane, Jim Burtson and Maya Ho and IMC’s Jon Miller, Ori Winitzer and Ben Loffredo.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2026
Which makes a wider point for Boehly, who is head of Eldridge, a diversified holding company which owns Security Benefit and Everly Life and has stakes in the film studio A24 (Marty Supreme, Beef) as well as across fintech, media, and retail.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company long run by Warren Buffett, started building a stake in Google’s parent last year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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