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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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majority
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Virgin was interested in the Ames group and took a majority shareholding .
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And if the deceased director owned a majority shareholding , the surviving directors could suddenly find themselves with a new boss.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
majority stake/shareholding etc
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And if the deceased director owned a majority shareholding, the surviving directors could suddenly find themselves with a new boss.
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Demand from investors will determine how many new shares are issued, although Pittencrieff said yesterday it will retain a majority stake.
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Virgin was interested in the Ames group and took a majority shareholding.
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Vodafone, however, has a reputation of building up majority stakes in its company holdings.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In contrast the style of shareholding encouraged by privatisation is secure, self-satisfied.
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Lord Young felt less able to help increase foreign shareholding limits since the commission was investigating Rolls Royce's foreign shareholding arrangements.
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Many of the above difficulties apply equally to the retirement of a shareholding director.
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Policies directed to widespread public shareholding in companies are therefore likely to be subverted by condoning insider trading.
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Put simply, the necessary finance can be made available to you in return for Barclays taking a minority shareholding in your business.
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The shareholding shuffle is likely to have been provoked by Philip Morris which is thought to have lost interest in Rothmans.