controlling interest
Dominant ownership share
A controlling interest is enough ownership in a company to determine its decisions—typically more than half the voting shares, though sometimes less if ownership is widely dispersed.
The family maintains a controlling interest in the business.
Someone with a controlling interest can elect board members, set strategy, and approve major transactions.
Over half of ownership
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
merger · buyout · voting rights · subsidiary · parent company · takeover · proxy fight · tender offer
Units of company ownership
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- stockholderOwner of company shares
dividends · capital · assets · valuation · market capitalization · stock price · investor · trading
Superior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- influencePower to affect others
supremacy · ascendancy · decision-making · veto power · final say · upper hand · predominance · grip
majority stake
Over half of ownership
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- ownershipLegal right of possession
acquisition · merger · buyout · voting rights · subsidiary · parent company · takeover · proxy fight · tender offer · consolidation
shares
Units of company ownership
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
stockholder · dividends · capital · assets · valuation · market capitalization · stock price · investor · trading · preferred stock
dominance
Superior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
influence · supremacy · ascendancy · decision-making · veto power · final say · upper hand · predominance · grip · hold
- interestcuriosity, fascination, attention, concern, stake
- business ownershipowner, sole proprietor, sole proprietorship, co-owner, proprietor
- corporate dealingsmerger, acquisition, joint venture, subsidiary, parent company
- equityshareholder equity, common stock, preferred stock, equity stakes, retained earnings
- family businessfamily business, family enterprise, family ownership, succession plan, succession planning
- stock ownershipshares, stock, shareholder, shareholders, stockholder
control, controls, controlled, controller, controllers, controlling, controllable, uncontrollable, uncontrolled