minority shareholding
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukus→minority stake:
sell/own/buy out a minority shareholdingWebelieveit wasrighttobuyout theminorityshareholdingratherthansellthebank.
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minority shareholding
Peel already had aminorityshareholdingof 29% and bought further shares at a cost of 96 million, bringing their shareholding to 71.1%.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even if they haveminorityshareholding, the public so widespread is not in a position to be organized to hold those who handle their investments to account.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It had only aminorityshareholdingin the banks and was not particularly dependent upon bank finance.
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It is true that aminorityshareholdingbrings responsibility without power and makes no sense in business and will make no sense in this instance.
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Surely there can be no objection to aminorityshareholding.
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And he may compel them to sell the whole lot, leaving them with only aminorityshareholding.
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It would still leave wide opportunities for aminorityshareholdingto be sold off to private investment if necessary, and to encourage employee participation.
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We shall decide whether we have a majority or aminorityshareholding.
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I am coming on to the point about theminorityshareholding.
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I certainly do not rule out the chance of selling off more than aminorityshareholding.
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