majority owner
Holds controlling stake
A majority owner holds more than half the ownership stake in a business or property, giving them controlling interest.
Unlike minority shareholders, a majority owner can typically make decisions unilaterally: As majority owner, she had final say on the merger.
The term appears frequently in sports, real estate, and corporate contexts.
Party with an interest
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- controlling interestShares sufficient for dominance
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
board seat · fiduciary · corporate governance · proxy · holdings · shares · capitalization · shareholder agreement
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
proprietor · plutocrat · heir · heiress · dynasty · fortune · empire
Entitlement to elect officials
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
direction · final say · supermajority · quorum · bloc
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- private equityCapital for unlisted companies
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
angel investor · backer · financier · principal · limited partner · general partner · silent partner · coinvestor
Purchase of controlling interest
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
privatization · leveraged buyout · hostile takeover · tender offer · buy-in · exit strategy · due diligence · valuation
stakeholder
Party with an interest
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- controlling interestShares sufficient for dominance
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
voting rights · board seat · fiduciary · corporate governance · proxy · holdings · shares · capitalization · shareholder agreement · vesting
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
industrialist · proprietor · plutocrat · heir · heiress · dynasty · fortune · empire
voting rights
Entitlement to elect officials
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
oversight · direction · final say · supermajority · quorum · bloc
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- private equityCapital for unlisted companies
venture capital · angel investor · backer · financier · principal · limited partner · general partner · silent partner · coinvestor · syndicate
buyout
Purchase of controlling interest
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
consolidation · privatization · leveraged buyout · hostile takeover · tender offer · buy-in · exit strategy · due diligence · valuation
- ownershomeowner, homeowners, landowner, landlords, shareholders
- business ownershipsole proprietor, sole proprietorship, proprietor, LLC, corporation
- investorsinvestor, retail investors, retail investor, angel investors, institutional investors
- sports executivesgeneral manager, GM, athletic director, commissioner, league commissioner
- stocksstock, shares, stock price, stocks, stock quote
majority ownerminority owner
Shareholder lacking control
minority shareholder · silent partner · sleeping partner · limited partner · junior partner
majority ownersilent partner
Investor uninvolved in operations
passive investor · sleeping partner · limited partner · absentee owner
majority, owner, major, majorities, owners, owned, owning, ownership, disown