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holding company Definition

☆ holding company

noun

a corporation organized to hold bonds or stocks of other corporations, which it usually controls

holding company Finance Definition
A corporation that owns a sufficient amount of another company’s stock to influence its board of directors and control its management and policies. A holding company may own companies in its industry or in non-related industries. The holding company must own 80 percent or more of the subsidiary’s voting stock in order to gain tax benefits such as tax-free dividends from the company that it holds.
holding company Law Definition
See company.
holding company Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • intermediate: The agreed structure means that the parties ' shareholdings are held through two intermediate holding companies, MBDAH SAS and AMS NV.