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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Financial Services Multinational financial services holding company and ORIX Corporation USA subsidiary, Hilco Global, has named Henry Jackson as an executive director of originations and transactions.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
The holding company operates more than 400 locations across nine states, employing more than 8,000 workers.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The house of Valentino was sold to an Italian holding company in 1998 for close to $300 million.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As the Monroe Gazette first reported after the DHS posted a January 8 advisory on the plan, the former Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive in Chester is owned by an IEP Chester LLC, a subsidiary of Carl Icahn’s holding company, Icahn Enterprises.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
The holding company operates more than 400 locations across nine states, employing more than 8,000 workers.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The house of Valentino was sold to an Italian holding company in 1998 for close to $300 million.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As the Monroe Gazette first reported after the DHS posted a January 8 advisory on the plan, the former Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive in Chester is owned by an IEP Chester LLC, a subsidiary of Carl Icahn’s holding company, Icahn Enterprises.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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