> If companies can't own companies, then instead I have to directly transfer ownership over the subsidiary to the shareholders of the primary company. That sou

> If companies can't own companies, then instead I have to directly transfer ownership over the subsidiary to the shareholders of the primary company. That sounds fine to me. They're different companies. Why shouldn't I be able to sell my shares in Amazon UK while keeping them in Amazon France? Or countries could come to some agreement on cross country companies. Your last paragraph is pretty meaninglessness. In all those circumstances two companies just become one.