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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These threats seem to have had an effect: Panama has withdrawn from China’s Belt and Road Initiative and accepted the sale of port operations at each end of the canal by the Hong Kong holding company CK Hutchison to a group of investors led by the U.S. firm BlackRock.
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Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The holding company model is cooperative but rarely collaborative.
—Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Additionally a group of former employees of The Mill’s U.S. operations launched ARC Creative, a bicoastal creative studio backed by VFX group holding company Dream Machine FX.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump International Hotel, which is located along Fashion Show Drive, is managed by the Trump Organization, a holding company for many of Donald Trump's business ventures.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The holding company model is cooperative but rarely collaborative.
—Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Additionally a group of former employees of The Mill’s U.S. operations launched ARC Creative, a bicoastal creative studio backed by VFX group holding company Dream Machine FX.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump International Hotel, which is located along Fashion Show Drive, is managed by the Trump Organization, a holding company for many of Donald Trump's business ventures.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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