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Operating subsidiary

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What is a Subsidiary Company?

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The Klotz Group of Companies

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How Operating and Holding Companies Work

An operating subsidiary is a subsidiary of a corporation through which the parent company indirectly conducts some portion of its business. Usually, an operating subsidiary can be distinguished in that even if its board of directors and officers overlap with those of other entities in the same corporate group, it has at least some officers and employees who conduct business operations primarily on behalf of the subsidiary alone. The term carries slightly different meanings depending upon the specific context and industry.