The relevant link for the "East India Company" would appear to be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#Regulating_Acts_of_Parliament https://en.wik

The relevant link for the "East India Company" would appear to be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#Regulating_Acts_of_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#Regulating_... The first sentence there ends with "this clearly established Parliament's sovereignty and ultimate control over the company". So not a very convincing example of company independence over its host nation. [Influence and control over another, relatively weak country is clearly a separate issue, but that's not always clearly separable from the host country's influence]