corporate group
Company of companies
A corporate group is a collection of companies linked through ownership, typically with a parent company controlling one or more subsidiaries.
The term appears in business and legal contexts where the relationship between entities matters: The corporate group reported consolidated earnings of $2 billion.
Members may operate under different names while sharing common ownership and strategic direction.
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
- shell companyInactive firm for transactions
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- estateProperty and grounds
business entity · parent company · sister company · merger · hostile takeover · private equity · trade association · gentry · clergy · consortium · affiliate · aristocracy · syndicate · board of directors · organizational structure · power structure · shareholder rights · strategic alliance
corporate groupsole proprietorship
Unincorporated individual-owned business
sole trader · solo practitioner · freelancer · independent contractor · solopreneur
corporate groupnonprofit organization
Mission-focused entity, not profit-seeking
charitable organization · government agency · public institution · NGO · social enterprise
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