First, the nature is different.
1, group company
A group company is a group company organized to act together for a certain purpose. It refers to an enterprise legal person consortium with capital as the main link, parent company as the main body and the articles of association of the group as the norm, which is composed of members such as parent company, subsidiary company and shareholding company.
2. Head office
The head office refers to the headquarters of an enterprise with independent legal personality.
Second, the characteristics are different.
1, group company
Generally speaking, a group company refers to a large company with many production and operation institutions. It generally manages large-scale assets, governs many production and business units, and has its own rights and interests in many other enterprises.
2. Head office
It is the leading organ of its affiliated institutions and has control over the production, sales, finance and personnel of its branches.
Third, the legal characteristics are different.
1, group company
(1) is the core enterprise of affiliated joint enterprise group, and its legal status is the parent company (also known as the leading enterprise).
(2) Its organizational form shall conform to the legal form of a company, a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company.
③ It is a hybrid holding company. In addition to the actual control of subsidiaries, direct business activities must legally comply with the relevant provisions of the state on holding companies.
④ The basic relationship between parent company and subsidiary company is the relationship between shareholders and company, that is, the parent company is a shareholder of the subsidiary company and the subsidiary company is an independent legal person.
2. Head office
The head office is qualified as a legal person, but the branches are not independent in law and economy.
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