2006-06-07 08:49:19 · 2 answers · asked by munna 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
It depends on ownership. If the company is private, you can't invest in it. If the parent company own 100%, you can't invest in it. The only way to invest in it directly is if a portion of the outstanding shares are available to the public. If no shares are available, you could buy the parent company. By that, you technically own the subsidiary because that contributes to the parent company's bottom line. A good example of investing in a subsidiary is with Tim Horton's (ticker THI). It was 100% owned by Wendy's International. They have since spun off 15% of the company to the public which means you could go buy up to 15% of the shares. But Wendy's still owns the other 85% currently, though they plan to spin the remainder off over the following 18 months.
2006-06-07 20:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by MadMoney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the subsidiary is 100% owned by a parent company, you can't.
2006-06-07 15:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Puzzleman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋