Articles Posted in minority discount

This case goes into the “be careful what you say” category – particularly when it’s under oath, and particularly when you are involved in an oppressed shareholder action, or any other type of business divorce, for that matter. Oppressed Shareholder Litigation Oppressed shareholder actions almost invariably involve the purchase of…

A court orders a business valuation in a matter involving an oppressed shareholder claim. The appraiser, carefully applying the standards of his profession, sends an engagement letter describing a fair market value determination.  The appraisal will value the enterprise as a whole, then apply minority and marketability discounts.  The selling shareholder…