cross-shareholding; mutual shareholding
A financial term referring to the practice where companies hold each other's shares, often to strengthen business relationships or prevent hostile takeovers.
Cross-shareholding is often seen among Japanese companies.
株の持ち合いを解消する動きが広がっている。
There is a growing trend to unwind cross-shareholdings.
A more formal synonym for cross-shareholding, using the full word 株式 for 'stock'.
Compound of 株 (かぶ, 'stock, share') + の (possessive particle) + 持ち合い (もちあい, 'holding mutually'), from 持つ (もつ, 'to hold') + 合う (あう, 'mutually').