majority stake

"I want to do away with the majority stake of the Government, but this takes time."

The three partners will hold a 60 percent majority stake.

"I am thinking of keeping a share, but that will not be a majority stake."

It was taken public again in 2010 with Sun continuing to hold a majority stake.

If the bill is passed, the Government would sell its majority stake in most of the nation's 18 banks.

The founding family continues to hold a majority stake in the company.

He will also own a "substantial majority stake" in the agency.

The offer could revive union efforts to buy a majority stake in United.

Buying a majority stake in a Chinese company, however, would be difficult, if not impossible.

Due to financial problems and high costs of the national administration, the British acquired the majority stake.

Vivendi held a 52% majority stake in the new business.

"It means seeking social equality, not that the state has to keep a majority stake in every industry."

In 1963 the company went public, although Bettencourt continued to own a majority stake.

Not that Mediobanca ever held majority stakes in any of these companies.

He also owns a majority stake in three retail Chinese banks.

"Since he has accumulated that majority stake, we're at the mercy of whatever he's up to."

He sold a majority stake in his construction company after a 1977 heart attack and shifted into real estate development.

People in the financial community said the majority stake was controlled by members of the Dassler family.

In both cases, the nonprofit groups own majority stakes.

Because many governments still own majority stakes in telephone companies, some are expected to protect their home territories.

The majority stake was sold for £130 million to equity company Exponent.

The party owned the majority stake of the network.

Odyssey, a private investment company that has made a number of acquisitions recently, will own a majority stake.

And eventually, the government's majority stake would be sold at free-market prices to investors.

But Apple expects to move quickly to sell a majority stake in the new company to outsiders.