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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Sustainability Takes Center Stage In another first, the global holding company The Kering Group, in collaboration with CIBJO and Poli.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The acquisitions were made through their holding company, Iéna Investissements, and mark a strategic expansion of the brothers’ footprint in the accessible luxury space beyond fashion.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Roark’s portfolio also includes two holding companies, Inspire Brands and GoTo Foods, that collectively own more than a dozen restaurant brands, like Arby’s, Dunkin’ and Cinnabon.
Roark has been keeping an eye on Dave’s since the early days.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Infamously, in 2019, Scooter Braun’s media holding company, Ithaca Holdings LLC, acquired Big Machine Label Group.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The acquisitions were made through their holding company, Iéna Investissements, and mark a strategic expansion of the brothers’ footprint in the accessible luxury space beyond fashion.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Roark’s portfolio also includes two holding companies, Inspire Brands and GoTo Foods, that collectively own more than a dozen restaurant brands, like Arby’s, Dunkin’ and Cinnabon.
Roark has been keeping an eye on Dave’s since the early days.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Infamously, in 2019, Scooter Braun’s media holding company, Ithaca Holdings LLC, acquired Big Machine Label Group.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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