minority shareholder
Small-stake investor
A minority shareholder owns less than half of a company's shares and therefore lacks controlling power over corporate decisions.
Minority shareholders have legal protections against being squeezed out or treated unfairly by majority owners: The minority shareholders sued when the board approved the merger without proper disclosure.
Also called minority stockholder.
- stockholderOwner of company shares
- dividendCorporate profit share
- silent partnerInvestor uninvolved in operations
- skin in the gamePersonal risk in outcome
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
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minority shareholdermajority shareholder
Investor with voting control
controlling interest · majority owner · parent company · sole proprietor · sole owner
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