Notes
Plain notes on how a holding company works, how it differs from an operating company, and how this website counts visits without cookies.
Analytics without cookies: do you still need a cookie notice?
What a cookie-free analytics tool such as Umami collects, and why a missing cookie does not settle whether a site needs a notice.
Can a holding company also run a business of its own?
A holding company mainly owns other companies, but it may also trade itself. How that mixed setup works and why the line is not fixed.
Holding company, parent company and subsidiary: the terms
What holding company, parent company and subsidiary mean, how they relate, and what a wholly owned subsidiary is. Plain definitions, no advice.
How much ownership counts as control of a company?
Control thresholds differ by country: Australia, Singapore, the UK and US tax rules compared in plain words, with pointers to official sources.
How this website counts visits without cookies
How gvdholdings.com counts visits with a self-hosted tool that sets no cookie and stores no IP address.
What a holding company is, and how it differs from an operating company
A plain explanation of what a holding company does, how it relates to its subsidiaries and why people set one up.