Definition for : Holding company

A holding company owns minority or majority investments in listed (see Listing) or Unlisted companies either for purely financial reasons or for control purposes. It is a structure which enables the majority shareholder to maintain control of a company, because minority Shareholders are dispersed.

(See Chapter 40 Setting up a company or financing start-ups of the Vernimmen)

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