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Zorluk: OrtaBusiness Combinations: Mergers, Acquisitions, Holding, and Subsidiary Companies

In a holding-subsidiary business combination, the subsidiary company completely surrenders its separate legal entity status and ceases to exist as a distinct corporate body once the holding company acquires more than 50% of its voting shares.

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False. A subsidiary company retains its separate legal entity and corporate existence after being acquired by a holding company.
The correct position is False because acquiring a majority of voting shares creates a parent-subsidiary relationship without liquidating or extinguishing the subsidiary's legal personality.

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1
Define the structure of a holding and subsidiary relationship.
A parent (holding) company acquires a controlling shareholding—typically over 50% of voting stock—in another company (the subsidiary).
Establishing the mechanism of control helps differentiate business combination types.
2
Determine the legal status of the subsidiary post-acquisition.
Unlike a complete merger or statutory absorption, the subsidiary remains a separate legal personality capable of suing, being sued, and operating under its own registered name.
Maintaining distinct corporate entity status is the defining legal feature separating holding-subsidiary structures from complete corporate absorptions.

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Retention of Separate Legal Entity Status in Holding-Subsidiary Relationships
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Business Combinations: Mergers, Acquisitions, Holding, and Subsidiary Companies

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