It would hand power for ever to minority interests that nobody really wants.

In all other cases they should be reported as minority interests.

Such as, do we have strong position on minority interest?

In order for the deal to provide a tax break to the seller, the minority interest must be at least 20 percent.

There had been an uncle with a minority interest, but Jack quickly bought him out and took full control of the company.

Union Carbide will continue to hold a significant minority interest.

"No one would buy the fact that Republicans were trying to protect minority interests."

If there is another rights issue, a possible result may be that the major shareholders will decide to take out the minority interest.

Yes, there could be more, but science - like my own pet love, history - is a minority interest.

Not very nice, but trust me, it's a minority interest.

Q. But why would people who want to own the business be happy with a minority stake?

Terms were not disclosed, nor was the size of the minority stake.

In each case the minority stake is under 20 percent.

That would make it difficult for someone to gain effective control with a minority stake.

He remains on its board and still owns a minority stake.

GM is expected to keep a 35% minority stake in the new company.

The banks want to retain a minority stake for themselves.

S&N kept a minority stake in the brands until 2011.

The company had expected to sell a minority stake to the public this week.

He said the Government would maintain a minority stake in the carrier.