controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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Live Nation Entertainment owns a controlling interest in C3 Presents, the company formerly known as Capital Sports Entertainment, which produces Lollapalooza, owns and operates Austin City Limits, and promotes more than 1,500 additional concerts and events annually.
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Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The stadium project gained momentum last fall when the Wilton Rancheria tribe purchased a majority stake in the team from owner Kevin Nagle, becoming the first Native American tribe to hold a controlling interest in a U.S. professional sports team.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Trump set an April 5 deadline for ByteDance to either sell its controlling interest in TikTok or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds under a U.S. law that took effect Jan. 19.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Its Liberty Growth unit has investments in 70 companies and various funds, including stakes in companies including ITV and TelevisaUnivision, as well as a controlling interest in the Formula E racing series (after acquiring WBD’s 25% stake in the electric-vehicle circuit).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 May 2025
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Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The stadium project gained momentum last fall when the Wilton Rancheria tribe purchased a majority stake in the team from owner Kevin Nagle, becoming the first Native American tribe to hold a controlling interest in a U.S. professional sports team.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Trump set an April 5 deadline for ByteDance to either sell its controlling interest in TikTok or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds under a U.S. law that took effect Jan. 19.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Its Liberty Growth unit has investments in 70 companies and various funds, including stakes in companies including ITV and TelevisaUnivision, as well as a controlling interest in the Formula E racing series (after acquiring WBD’s 25% stake in the electric-vehicle circuit).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 May 2025
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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