investment company
noun
: a company whose primary business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes compare holding company
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The company operates as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company for tax purposes.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Of that, nearly half, $125,000, came from Vince Kolber, former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party’s Finance Committee, founder of air and rail investment company Residco and a GOP candidate for Congress in 2014 and 2016 who lost both times to Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
Sotheby’s has closed a deal, previously announced this summer, for Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and investment company, ADQ, to acquire a minority stake in the auction house.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Aaron Damiano Sparkes is the founder and CEO of Whisky 1901, a leading Scotch whisky investment company headquartered in London.
—Aaron Damiano Sparkes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Of that, nearly half, $125,000, came from Vince Kolber, former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party’s Finance Committee, founder of air and rail investment company Residco and a GOP candidate for Congress in 2014 and 2016 who lost both times to Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
Sotheby’s has closed a deal, previously announced this summer, for Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and investment company, ADQ, to acquire a minority stake in the auction house.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Aaron Damiano Sparkes is the founder and CEO of Whisky 1901, a leading Scotch whisky investment company headquartered in London.
—Aaron Damiano Sparkes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Investment company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investment%20company. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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