IDTVF - European Holding Companies - An Overview
Over the past months, I have written a lot about European holding companies.
There are, of course, various approaches. There are companies that invest primarily or exclusively in listed assets. Others do also own significant positions in private companies or are primarily focused on wholly owned subsidiaries. Naturally, any company tends to have geographical and/or sectoral specifications. Nonetheless, most of those companies are active shareholders and support their respective portfolio companies through board participation among other things.
For investors, holdings might be an attractive way to gain exposure to certain geographies and/or sectors in a