Having initially resigned, Turner ended up buying the majority shareholding and becoming chairman in 1998.

Virgin was interested in the Ames group and took a majority shareholding.

The Company was taken private in 2005, with him owning a majority shareholding.

In effect, we'll be buying a majority shareholding in the venture without the control.

The producer of this project and various other staff bought a majority shareholding and took over the company.

In 1999 she led a management buyout and acquired the majority shareholding.

Boardman was concerned about the accounts of the company, and thought that to protect the trust a majority shareholding is required.

Subsequently, during 2009, it acquired the majority shareholding of the skyscraper.

With a majority shareholding, he was managing partner from 1775 until his death in 1784.

Mr Williams, the team principal, plans to retain a majority shareholding.