Believe it or not, a holding company usually doesn’t produce any goods or services. The purpose of these entities is to take ownership of or control a collection of companies. Hidden from the average consumers line of sight, the largest holding companies in the U.S. could be financial institutions or manage globally recognized food brands.

One such example of a holding company is Yum! Brands, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol YUM. While you may not have heard of Yum! Brands, you recognize the restaurants under their umbrella like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell to name a few. According to their corporate website, the company manages more than 50,000 restaurants across 150 countries.

If you’re a Warren Buffett wannabe, here are some holding company names which you can use to start your own empire.

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Holding Company Name Ideas

  • John Basics
  • The Rock Bridge
  • Bell International
  • Iron Clad Investments
  • Haunted Holdings
  • Biotex Corp.
  • SMI Services
  • Right Thread
  • R Finance Consulting
  • Heartless Ventures
  • CBSE Communications
  • Restless Ventures
  • Hoot Hoot Ventures
  • WinchSilver
  • Quarterly Payment Holdings
  • DirectWest
  • Sunny Day Ventures
  • Cloudy Sky Holdings
  • Beach Bum Ventures
  • Third Hand Holding
  • Winding Road Deposits
  • Revamped Strategies
  • Secure Deposit Strategies
  • Balanced Checkbook Team
  • Hepten Trading
  • Code of Wealth
  • United Transfers
  • Steady Stream Deposits
  • Multi-Generational Wealth Stewards
  • Horizon Investments
  • GrapesSource
  • Surreal
  • Wisdom Financial
  • The Blanket of Security
  • WBT Realty
  • The Noble Steward
  • 401K Collective
  • Black Catch
  • In the Cloud Investments
  • URS International
  • Creek Cloud
  • Access for Piece
  • Blank Check Partners
  • Berry Hill Advisors
  • Lago Industries
  • Pixel Bot Ventures
  • JCC Bank Holding
  • Piece of the Pie Holdings
  • Prince of Investing
  • Labless Digital
  • Stacking Paper Co.
  • The Energy Accounting
  • Cattleman Ventures
  • White Brick
  • Big Oil Finance
  • Masterful
  • Tech Team Investors
  • Freedom Financial

Funny Holding Company Name Ideas

  • Anne Hathaway Holding Co.
  • Wanker Holding Company
  • Unconsolidated Investments Corp.
  • Hushed Holders
  • Doubtful Corp.
  • Inconceivable Trading Corp.
  • Improbable Group Holding
  • Unrealistic Management Corp.
  • Undependable Ventures
  • Bogus Accounting
  • Down South Ventures
  • Great Loss Group
  • No Deal Holdings
  • Pseudo Investments
  • Phony Group Holdings
  • Sham Trading Corp.

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  • Forged Investments
  • Spurious Trading Inc.
  • Ersatz Management
  • Artificial Holding Co.
  • Dummy Corp.
  • Delusive Management
  • Fallacious Investors
  • Imaginary Investments
  • Suppositious Holdings Co.
  • Sham Ventures
  • Chimerical Investors
  • Delusional Holding Co.
  • Moonlighting Ventures
  • Elephant Investments
  • Jarred Investors
  • Scatter Shot Ventures
  • TFF Holding Ventures
  • ACME Holding Corp.
  • Telstra Corp.
  • Shakedown Investors Inc.
  • Racket Bank Holdings
  • Flimflam Group Inc
  • Cons Investment Co.
  • Shell Game Corp.
  • Fast One Group
  • Double Dealers Corp.
  • Milking Ventures Corp.
  • Index Brands
  • Duplicity Holding Co.
  • Trumpery Holdings Group
  • Dupery Bank Holdings
  • Boondoggle Investments
  • Cozenage Ventures Inc.
  • Blarney Communications Group
  • Sophism Ventures Inc.
  • Mythical Ventures Corp.
  • Figment Imaginations Inc.
  • Chicanery Proprieties Corp.
  • Shenanigans Midnight Corp.
  • Roguery Ventures Inc.
  • Rascals Group
  • Charlatans Investment Group
  • Black Cloak Investors
  • Schtick Holdings Corp.

Protect your real estate holdings.

Real Estate Holding Company Names

  • Price Point Realtors
  • Good Luck Properties
  • Loft Reality Corp.
  • Remodeled Properties
  • Urban Gazelles Corp.
  • Homsar Properties
  • Water Fall Holdings
  • Single Family Home Properties Inc.
  • Bricks And Mortar
  • Multi-Family Investors
  • CityDash
  • Regency Creations
  • Merkel Venture
  • Bounced Check Ventures
  • Solid Water
  • Sign the Dotted Line Ventures
  • 4Realty
  • Calvert Street
  • Holes in the Wall Investor
  • Quick Blinds Holding
  • Renter
  • East 4 Realty
  • Golden Street
  • RealTec
  • Ways
  • Dusty Advisors
  • REIT Investment Guy
  • Grover Landscaping
  • Keiji Realty
  • Real Property Ownership
  • Screen Estate Realty
  • Real Intrepid Properties
  • Domain Investments Inc.
  • Upper Arlington Properties
  • West Palm Beach Ventures
  • Masterful Properties
  • Maximizer Estates
  • Urbanism Holdings
  • Gully Corp.
  • Long Island Properties
  • Non Descript Real Estate
  • Newburyport Corp.
  • Somerville Properties
  • San Disco Investments
  • Endless Efforts
  • F3 Commercial
  • Wealth Financing
  • Kosh Consulting
  • Lighting Concepts
  • Hype Acre
  • Wingline
  • Frozen Profits
  • Deep Freeze Investments
  • Real Estate Maven
  • Kitchen Global Holdings
  • Commercial Kitchen Holdings
  • Full Mast Company
  • Too Much Investing
  • Waterless Ventures

Holding Company Names in Canada

  • Welland Holdings
  • Nova Scotia Co.
  • America’s Hat Ventures
  • Manitoba Holdings Corp.
  • Maple Leaf Investments
  • Hufflepuff Industries
  • Cowtown Properties
  • Peg City Inc.
  • Van City Holdings Corp.
  • Canuck Ventures
  • Canucks West
  • Grits Investments
  • HDIC Holdings
  • Whitby Inc.
  • 514 Investments
  • Winnipeg Ventures
  • Beacon Country Corp.
  • Mooseland Inc.
  • Up North Group
  • French Canadian Holdings Corp.

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  • Toontown Corp.
  • True Hockey Corp.
  • 403 Inc.
  • Zellers Investments
  • Halifax Group
  • Whitehorse Properties
  • T.Dot Enterprises
  • Pongo Capital
  • Across the Border Ventures
  • Cree Properties
  • Lo-City Investments
  • Vico Holdings
  • Manitoba Corp.
  • Toronto Ventures
  • Maple Tree Holdings
  • Misled Group
  • Armstrong Enterprises
  • Purple City Properties
  • Newfoundland Investment Group
  • Forest Hill Realty
  • Utopia Holding
  • Zest Consultants
  • Coolidge Wealth
  • Planet King Holding
  • CBG Holding
  • Kingsbury Group
  • Professional Financial
  • Northern Compass Partners
  • North Value Trading
  • Snowflake Finance
  • CA Financial
  • Hockey Puck Holding Group
  • Privata
  • Ice Rink Ventures
  • Ottawa Holding
  • Past Life Holdings
  • Trouble with Trust
  • World Holding Canada
  • Lama Holding Enterprises

Holding Company Names in India

  • Shanta Leasing
  • Puntage
  • Ricani
  • Hindscom
  • Namu
  • Indigir
  • Sikhs Investments
  • Sunnyvale Holdings
  • Bharat Group
  • Poonjab Investment Group
  • Bangalore Properties Inc.
  • Aakash Limited
  • Ananda Holdings
  • Desi Development Corp.
  • Nisha Corp.
  • Ankit Financial
  • Bihar Conglomerates
  • Chennai Express
  • Amritpal Holdings
  • Chela Group
  • Ausha Developers
  • Hindustan Development Corp.
  • Gujarati Conglomerate
  • Patel Financial
  • Kerala Investments
  • Marathi Development
  • Vimisha Holdings
  • Janki Properties
  • Neetu Industries
  • Jatt Developers
  • Goan Telecoms
  • Guju Investments
  • Menon Ventures
  • Chachi Industry’s
  • Rajput Developers
  • Gokul Partners
  • Slumdog Millionaire Corp.
  • Sandipto Properties
  • The Poon Group
  • Vast Realty
  • Pull Together Investments
  • Hookah Industries
  • Vikram Development
  • Rowyn Ventures
  • Sinister Corp.
  • Valliant Holdings
  • GOAT Development
  • Bengali Group
  • Misinterpreted Developers
  • Monopoly Banking Corp.
  • Never Quit Financials
  • Leftwing Marketing
  • Parsi Holdings
  • Armpit Investments
  • Mad Development
  • Windless Group
  • Curious Properties
  • Mandakini Realty
  • Trodding Industries

The British flag.

Holding Company Names in the UK

  • The Henge
  • Spencer Builders
  • Bloke Financials
  • Mate Investments
  • UKA Developers
  • Ding Properties
  • White Collar Group
  • Well Hard Industries
  • Frank Ventures
  • Fed Partners
  • The Holding Co.
  • Luxenberg Landing
  • Middletown Consulting
  • United Holding
  • ABLA Holding
  • Logan Holding
  • Masterful Generations
  • United Assets
  • Blistering Brothers
  • Homedock
  • Hamstell
  • Core Civil
  • Anderson Ventures
  • Seaworthy Traders
  • Book Property
  • Antares
  • Royal Family Holding Co.
  • The Kings Holding
  • Churchill Corp.
  • Newton Capital
  • Blood Line Holdings
  • Royal Blood Investments
  • Western Venture Capital
  • Glorian Realty
  • The Queens Property
  • Crumpet Investments
  • Tea Time International
  • Stockhopper Studios

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  • Kirke Holding
  • Middle of the Day Financials
  • The Cloud Capital
  • Narrows Trading
  • Environment Restrictions
  • Preston Capital
  • Willow Logic
  • Kenar Enterprises
  • Rochester Global
  • Nirvana Enterprises
  • Never Ending Financials
  • Pharma Development
  • Mutt Man Capital
  • God Save The Queen Holdings
  • Pykie Financials
  • Ardenite Group
  • Kagool Enterprises
  • Highlander Ventures
  • British Holdings Global
  • Dodds Capital
  • UK Unique Group

Learn more about holding companies

During the financial crisis of 2008, investment banks transformed into holding companies. These financial institutions include JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Bank of America.

One of the most popular holding companies needs no further introduction. Once topped the list of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffett is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, which has billions of dollars infused in an array of stocks from several known industries. As of 2020, Berkshire Hathaway’s total assets are valued at $873.7 billion with equity equaling $443.2 billion.

Of course, you don’t need to be a Warren Buffet level investor to form your own holding company. Before starting a holding company you need to determine the industry you want to be involved in. There are many type of business classifications or codes you could choose from that vary by state. Here are a few of the most popular categories:

  • financial holding company
  • insurance holding company
  • personal holding company
  • public utility holding company
  • savings and loan holding company
  • agriculture holding company

Holding companies are an extremely complex subject. But when they are organized correctly, they can provide protection from financial losses and tax advantages. You can learn more about the benefits of a holding company here.

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