Subsidiary company

A subsidiary company is one that is controlled by another company called the parent company to which it belongs, in most cases because it controls a large number of shares of the former and is positioned as dominant. However, the subsidiary company usually has a high level of independence by not having corporate ties with the parent … Read more

Private company

A private company is a for-profit organization that is owned by private investors. Thus, the majority partner is not necessarily a person, but can also be another company, as long as it does not belong to the State . In other words, a private company must be controlled by an individual or by an entity that is not part of the … Read more

Mother company

A parent company is as its own name indicates a company that adopts an organizational form where the companies that form it are usually 100% owned, so that they act as group divisions. The central office is called “Matrix” and assumes the design of the group strategy. It usually corresponds to a company that has been … Read more

Investment Services Company (ESI)

Investment services companies (ESIs) are all entities authorized in Spain to develop activities and services in the securities markets. First of all, it should be taken into account that “ESIs” are not the only ones authorized to provide investment services. Also, credit institutions that have the authorization of the Bank of Spain may lend them. Investment … Read more

commercial enterprise

A commercial company is a commercial company that is dedicated to buying goods and then selling them without transforming them. Unlike other types of companies, the commercial company does not transform the purchased goods. In this sense, the purchased goods can be of different nature. They can be raw materials, semi-finished goods or finished goods. In this … Read more

Undertake

To undertake is to have the initiative to put into practice a business idea, that is, to create a company and carry out the production of the good or provision of the service, without this being a mere intention. In the words of the SAR, the word undertake is defined as follows: “To undertake and begin a … Read more