In our April 2025 newsletter, we highlighted a recent success involving a minority shareholder. We have represented many minority shareholders. It is a common fact pattern. We are publishing an excerpt of that newsletter here. To receive our future full newsletters, sign up for free at this link: https://ow.ly/EAZI50XpIzO
Minority Shareholder Success Story
Result: Negotiated the repurchase of a minority shareholder’s ownership interest in a privately held company where there was no buy-sell agreement in place.
Area of Law: Business
ALG Represented: Minority shareholder
Complaint Filed? No. The matter settled through direct negotiations with Company
Year: 2025
Time to Resolution: Six months
Commentary
Our client purchased shares of a privately held company approximately ten years ago. There was no buy-sell agreement and no promise of dividends. Over time, the operating company was in decline. The Company sold its operating business via an asset sale leaving no business operations in the entity. Our client received little information from the Company, did not understand the information provided, and was wondering if he would ever receive meaningful value for his shares. At this juncture, the client retained Adishian Law to represent him. After six months of work, we were able to negotiate a significant repurchase transaction.
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