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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With his growing fortune, Safra also founded a bank holding company and became a joint venture partner in a major hedge fund.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
It is owned by its partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, a European investment holding company listed on Euronext Brussels with a net asset value of €14BN.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
This roadblock is holding companies back from true productivity gains, added Miller.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Seven years later, the American holding company IAC tapped Gehry to design its strikingly futuristic headquarters at 555 West 18th Street in Manhattan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
It is owned by its partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, a European investment holding company listed on Euronext Brussels with a net asset value of €14BN.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
This roadblock is holding companies back from true productivity gains, added Miller.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Seven years later, the American holding company IAC tapped Gehry to design its strikingly futuristic headquarters at 555 West 18th Street in Manhattan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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