642100 Activities of holding companies

This type includes the activities of holding companies, in other words, units that hold the assets (owning controlling levels of equity) of one or more subsidiaries and whose only purpose is owning subsidiaries. The holding companies in This type do not provide any other service to the enterprises in which the equity is held, in other words, they do not administer or manage other units.

This type excludes:

• activities of shareholding companies, not owning controlling levels of equity, see 643200
• dealing in financial markets on own account, see 649900
• activities of asset management on a fee or contract basis, see 663000
• provision of managerial services (e.g. strategic planning, decision making and administrative services of a head office), see 7010
• active management of companies and enterprises, strategic planning and decision-making of the company, see 7010