What is Controlling interest?
A '''controlling interest''' is having a big interest or ownership in a company or [[corporation]]. It usually includes enough voting power. Having the majority of voting shares (usually over 50%) means having a controlling interest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of controlling interest {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/controlling-interest|access-date=2020-10-08|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en}}</ref> A 2019 study published in the Virginia Law Review said dual-class stock structures, common to newly public technology companies, creates governance risks and costs. Including the potential loss of economic value for non-voting shares held by public investors.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Governance|first1=Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate|last2=Regulation|first2=Financial|title=The Perils of Lyft’s Dual-Class Structure|url=https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2019/04/03/the-perils-of-lyfts-dual-class-structure/|website=corpgov.law.harvard.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bebchuk|first1=Lucian A.|last2=Kastiel|first2=Kobi|date=April 18, 2017|title=The Untenable Case for Perpetual Dual-Class Stock|url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2954630|via=papers.ssrn.com}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Stub}} [[Category:Accounting]]