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HOLDING CONTROLLING INTEREST [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dawn raid
1, record 1, English, dawn%20raid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The purchase on the Stock Exchange of a large number of shares in a company, executed very quickly, usually at the commencement of the working day in order to obtain a significant holding of a capital with a view of obtaining a controlling interest or pre-empt a bid from another party. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 1, English, - dawn%20raid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- raid éclair
1, record 1, French, raid%20%C3%A9clair
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- embuscade tendue par un raider 2, record 1, French, embuscade%20tendue%20par%20un%20raider
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Achat inattendu et massif des actions d'une société visée dans une tentative de prise de contrôle, souvent effectué en début de séance de bourse. 3, record 1, French, - raid%20%C3%A9clair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le 24 novembre dernier, le matin, le conglomérat britannique Rio Tinto Zinc lance un «raid de l'aube» (dawn raid) sur le groupe MK Electric. Il s'approprie ainsi quelque 21,7 % des actions de sa proie et lance dans la foulée une OPA [...] (Libération, 08.12.1987, p. 23). 2, record 1, French, - raid%20%C3%A9clair
Record 1, Key term(s)
- raid de l'aube
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- avalancha de acciones
1, record 1, Spanish, avalancha%20de%20acciones
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- venta masiva de acciones 1, record 1, Spanish, venta%20masiva%20de%20acciones
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Para ocasionar o provocar una caída en la cotización. 1, record 1, Spanish, - avalancha%20de%20acciones
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-05-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- financial holding group
1, record 2, English, financial%20holding%20group
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- financial holding company group of institutions 2, record 2, English, financial%20holding%20company%20group%20of%20institutions
- financial holding company group 2, record 2, English, financial%20holding%20company%20group
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group consisting of a holding company that has controlling interest in two or more financial companies operating in different areas of the financial system-e. g., trust companies, life insurance companies, mutual funds, investment counsellors, general insurance companies, mutual funds, investment counsellors, general insurance companies, and sometimes investment dealers and banks. 1, record 2, English, - financial%20holding%20group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe financier
1, record 2, French, groupe%20financier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de firmes composé d'une société de portefeuille qui détient un intérêt majoritaire dans deux ou plusieurs institutions financières qui opèrent dans des segments différents du marché, telles que des compagnies de fiducie, des compagnies d'assurance-vie, des fonds mutuels, des firmes de conseiller en placement, des compagnies d'assurance générale et parfois même des banques ou des maisons de courtage en valeurs mobilières. 2, record 2, French, - groupe%20financier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- holding a controlling interest 1, record 3, English, holding%20a%20controlling%20interest
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détenant une participation majoritaire 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tenant%20une%20participation%20majoritaire
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Monde, no 1294, p. 5. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9tenant%20une%20participation%20majoritaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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