noun
cross-held shares; cross-holdings
Business term for shares that companies hold in each other, often to strengthen business relationships.
持ち合い株の解消が進んでいる。
The unwinding of cross-held shares is progressing.
この企業グループは持ち合い株が多い。
This corporate group has many cross-holdings.
Synonymous; 株式持ち合い is a longer, more formal term for the same concept.
Compound of 持ち合い (mutual holding) + 株 (share, stock).