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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Palm Tree Crew is an event, artists management and holding company that invests in firms that complement its core activities, which include the Palm Tree Music Festival.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Paramount — controlled by non-executive chair Redstone via her family’s National Amusements Inc. holding company — is in exclusive talks with Skydance about a sale that would see the Ellison company acquire NAI and subsequently merge with Paramount.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The stock slump comes as investors express dismay at reports of the potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements — the Redstone family’s holding company and controlling shareholder of Paramount.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Synergy Group's parent company, Unity Group Holdings International, an investment holding company, was founded in 2008 and is Hong Kong-based.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
One of the biggest winners of Reddit’s public offering was the Newhouse family, the media dynasty that controls Condé Nast through its holding company, Advance Publications.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Bedford Media, the holding company founded by model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss and her husband, investor Josh Kushner, has acquired the publishing rights to Life from Dotdash Meredith.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
The holding company’s primary business includes single-family mortgage asset management, mortgage origination, servicing and real estate sales and settlement services.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
The move follows a change of ultimate control caused by the mounting financial problems of the Dalian Wanda holding company owned by Wang Jianlin, the former army officer who between 2012 and 2018 attempted to buy large positions in Hollywood.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Paramount — controlled by non-executive chair Redstone via her family’s National Amusements Inc. holding company — is in exclusive talks with Skydance about a sale that would see the Ellison company acquire NAI and subsequently merge with Paramount.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The stock slump comes as investors express dismay at reports of the potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements — the Redstone family’s holding company and controlling shareholder of Paramount.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Synergy Group's parent company, Unity Group Holdings International, an investment holding company, was founded in 2008 and is Hong Kong-based.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
One of the biggest winners of Reddit’s public offering was the Newhouse family, the media dynasty that controls Condé Nast through its holding company, Advance Publications.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Bedford Media, the holding company founded by model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss and her husband, investor Josh Kushner, has acquired the publishing rights to Life from Dotdash Meredith.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
The holding company’s primary business includes single-family mortgage asset management, mortgage origination, servicing and real estate sales and settlement services.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
The move follows a change of ultimate control caused by the mounting financial problems of the Dalian Wanda holding company owned by Wang Jianlin, the former army officer who between 2012 and 2018 attempted to buy large positions in Hollywood.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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