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EP-CL&P Legal Status and Types of Registered Companies

Secondly, it can assist in raising capital based on the consolidated financial strength of its subsidiaries, which
otherwise could be difficult for each individual subsidiary company. Flexibility to reorganize and structure
finances is also available for individual businesses. Another key advantage of a holding company structure
is that while it allows investment in multiple businesses under one parent company, it also ring-fences each
business from the risks of the other, by preventing the business performance of one business from affecting the
performance and valuation of another. For investors, this offers the option to gain an exposure to any preferred
business along with the flexibility to structure the investment (as debt, equity etc.) to meet their investment
objectives.

Clause (46) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 states as under:


A “holding company” in relation to one or more other companies, means a company of which such companies
are subsidiary companies.
Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, the expression “Company” includes anybody corporate.

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