investment company

noun

1. a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of investment company¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Many investment companies that sell stocks and shares Isas back such a move, while banks and building societies who dominate the cash Isa market are more cautious.

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Earlier in November global sports investment company Apollo Sports Capital struck a deal to become Atletico Madrid's majority shareholder.

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But other large investment companies such as Bain Capital, Vista Equity Partners and Thrive Capital have also hired the agency, along with businesses and nonprofits including Visa, Hilton and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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According to its website, the education group is also backed by the Singapore state investment company Temasek.

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Apollo Sports Capital, the firm’s sports investment company, will become the club’s controlling shareholder.

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Related Words

• holding company 
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• investment trust