investment company

noun

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Definition of investment company

: a company whose primary business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes — compare holding company

Recent Examples of investment company from the Web

Hit record producer, singer and songwriter The-Dream has become the first artist to partner with Hipgnosis Songs, a music IP investment company set up by former Beyoncé and Guns N' Roses manager Merck Mercuriadis.

— richard smirke, Billboard, "Music Investment Firm Hipgnosis Buys Majority Stake in The-Dream's Catalog of Hits," 11 July 2018
Avenatti's memo said the deposits into the account controlled by Cohen were made by Columbus Nova, an American investment company affiliated with the Renova Group, which is controlled by Russian billionaire Victor Vekselberg.

— jill colvin and jeff horwitz, chicagotribune.com, "Porn star's lawyer says Russian billionaire, AT&T and Korea Aerospace paid Trump's attorney Cohen," 9 May 2018
But in smarts, Google topped not just our informal survey but many recent ones as well, including surveys from online marketing firm Stone Temple and investment company Loup Ventures.

— jefferson graham, ajc, "Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant were asked 150 questions. Here's who got the most right," 9 May 2018
But in smarts, Google topped not just our informal survey, but many recent ones as well, including surveys from online marketing firm Stone Temple and investment company Loup Ventures.

— USA TODAY, "We asked Google Assistant, Amazon 's Alexa and Apple's Siri 150 questions. Here's who won.," 8 May 2018
The council rebuffed the traditional public districts and annexed the land, which was owned by an investment company, allowing Way's firm to build the campus.

— craig harris, azcentral, "Arizona charter school founder makes millions building his own schools," 11 July 2018
Ramsey, the owner of an investment company, is a friend of Bevin.

— tom loftus, The Courier-Journal, "Matt Bevin says he was singled out when mansion's tax value was raised," 20 June 2018
Hipgnosis Songs, a music IP investment company set up by former Beyoncé and Guns N' Roses manager Merck Mercuriadis, has raised £200 million ($260 million) in investment capital to fund the acquisition of hit songs and copyrights.

— richard smirke, Billboard, "Former Beyoncé Manager Merck Mercuriadis Raises $260 Million In IPO for Hipgnosis Songs," 29 June 2018
Follow the money *The CEO of the investment company managing Gov. Bruce Rauner’s investments donated $25,000 to his re-election campaign, state records show.

— chicago tribune staff, chicagotribune.com, "Morning Spin: Emanuel tops $9.5M in fundraising toward third-term bid," 18 June 2018

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