majority shareholding

The Company was taken private in 2005, with him owning a majority shareholding.

With a majority shareholding, he was managing partner from 1775 until his death in 1784.

Virgin was interested in the Ames group and took a majority shareholding.

In 1999 she led a management buyout and acquired the majority shareholding.

In effect, we'll be buying a majority shareholding in the venture without the control.

Subsequently, during 2009, it acquired the majority shareholding of the skyscraper.

The producer of this project and various other staff bought a majority shareholding and took over the company.

Mr Williams, the team principal, plans to retain a majority shareholding.

And if the deceased director owned a majority shareholding, the surviving directors could suddenly find themselves with a new boss.

Having initially resigned, Turner ended up buying the majority shareholding and becoming chairman in 1998.

Yet Michael had the majority shareholding, just because he'd had more cash to put in when they had started up.

Such plans would nevertheless still need to be approved by the government or, if majority shareholdings were involved, by parliament.

My co-founder and I were clear that we wanted to retain a majority shareholding and also keep control of decision-making.

Svyazinvest owns a majority shareholding in 84 of Russia's 86 regional telephone companies.

June 2008 reports had announced Eastbourne Council's intention to sell its majority shareholding in the company.

You will probably want to retain a majority shareholding of 51% or more to keep control of the running of the business.

She eventually sold her majority shareholding in Airfix.

Tom Walkinshaw became the new club owner with a majority shareholding on 29 April 1997.

The company also has a majority shareholding in Aviva Health Insurance.

Aviva took a majority shareholding (70%) in the company in 2008.

I mean, it's like saying the Conservative Party has majority shareholding in the Daily Mail.

The Bosch Group holds a 90% majority shareholding, the balance is free float.

Boardman was concerned about the accounts of the company, and thought that to protect the trust a majority shareholding is required.

Following lengthy negotiations a consortium of the Trust and traditional investors gained the majority shareholding for a nominal sum.

Polygram will also receive the option to acquire a majority shareholding in the company in 2003.