Some companies have used corporations formed in the British Virgin Islands or the U.S. U.S. holding companies are usually a poor choice, since this brings the corporate group into the U.S. tax net.

其它一些公司在英属维京群岛或美国设立控股公司。 在美国设立控股公司通常不是一个好的选择，因为这样做将把该公司纳入美国的税收网中。

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Now, the Virgin brand boasts dozens of companies and Branson’s net worth is estimated to be more than 3 billion pounds sterling.

现在“维珍”品牌持有几十家公司，布兰森的净资产据估计也已经超过了30亿英镑。

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Currently there's talk at Virgin of splitting up with NTL, the British cable company that's a 49% partner in Virgin Net, an Internet search portal.

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"When he's talking to the marketplace, especially about an IPO, he needs more substance than just being the 'people's champion, '" says Rik Gadsby, former creative director for Virgin Net, the ISP.

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