# Controlling company, parent company

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## Definition

In the language of the ECB, an entity which, by virtue of capital links or other relationships, exercises a controlling influence over other entities (a controlling company has enough voting stock to influence the board of directors and control the management and operations of the subsidiary companies [Tochter- oder Untergesellschaften]. Occasionally, a parent company will create subsidiaries for tax and liability purposes: creating separate entities with legal and financial shields to protect it from recourse or liability). - See financial conglomerate, profit shifting, holding company, control, group, octopus, reciprocal, cross-subsidization, links, close, group of companies, horizontal, insurance holding company. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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