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holding company
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company whose primary business is holding controlling shares of subsidiary companies
A holding company is a business whose main job is to own and control other companies by holding their shares. It matters because this structure allows one organization to manage and benefit from multiple businesses under one umbrella.
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- Company
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- Holding companies
- different from
- shell corporation
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