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ACTIONNAIRE CONTROLANT [1 record]

Record 1 1998-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

A shareholder, or a group of shareholders acting together, who holds sufficient shares to control a limited company.

OBS

If the ownership is widely scattered and there are no majority shareholders, effective control may be gained with far less than 51% of the outstanding shares.

OBS

Compare to "non-controlling shareholder".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Actionnaire, ou groupe d'actionnaires agissant de concert, qui détient un nombre d'actions suffisant pour lui assurer le contrôle de la société.

Spanish

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