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holding company
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holding company: see corporation corporation, in law, organization enjoying legal personality for the purpose of carrying on certain activities. Most corporations are businesses for profit; they are usually organized by three or more subscribers who raise capital for the corporate activities by
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holding company

Corporation that owns enough voting stock in one or more other companies to exercise control over them. A holding company provides a means of concentrating control of several companies with a minimum of investment; other means of gaining control, such as mergers or consolidations, are more complicated legally and more expensive. A holding company can reap the benefits of a subsidiary's goodwill and reputation while limiting its liability to the proportion of the subsidiary's stock that it owns. The parent company in a conglomerate corporation is usually a holding company.



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Unless otherwise indicated in a specific example below, assume (1) the client's objective is to reduce or defer his or her income tax liability to the extent legally permissible, (2) he or she owns 100% of Holdco, (3) Holdco is initially capitalized solely with cash, and (4) Holdco is incorporated under the laws of a low-tax jurisdiction.
The HOLDCO should retain your investments such as excess cash, real estate, and all non-operating assets.
a division of Genstar Capital, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding equity securities of Nevamar Holdco LLC from investment funds managed by Kohlberg Management IV LLC and other current owners.
 
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