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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Opening Up the Business Partner Time Capsule: Partnership Lessons Shared by Owners and Investors

Hindsight can be a wonderful thing, especially if hard-earned lessons are adopted by others who are willing to learn from past mistakes. When private company owners and investors share with me some of the wisdom they have...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Mexico (Updated)

I. General Overview - As of 2020, Mexico has a population of 126,014,024 according to the Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Covers a land area of...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Buyouts of Closely Held Shares: All’s Fair Value in Love and War

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In matters of corporate divorce, deadlock, majority oppression, or usurpation of corporate opportunities are all well-tread grounds for disputes between co-owners of closely held entities. These disputes often culminate in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Issues to Consider in a Business Divorce

It may be a reflection of summer’s lazy days or a simmering frustration that has built up over time, but it is not uncommon for a majority owner or a minority investor in a private company to decide the time has come to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Time to Say Goodbye to Your Business Partner: When Subtraction Results in Addition for the Company

Successful private company owners often share the traits of having vision, passion and a strong sense of purpose. That does not mean that they govern their companies without having any disagreements with their minority...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Mexico (Updated)

I. General Overview - As of 2020, Mexico has a population of 126,014,024 according to the Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Covers a land area of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Buy-Sell Agreements: They May Be a Business Partner’s Best Friend

Most private businesses have bylaws, company agreements or partnership agreements that govern their operations, but these agreements are often silent, or not well thought out, regarding issues that may become critically...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Minority Shareholder’s Petition to Dissolve Seltzer Business Loses Its Fizz

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In 1950, Sam Hoffman and his two sons, Hyman and Melvin, founded Brooklyn-based Cornell Beverages, Inc. to manufacture and distribute seltzer. Those were the days when “seltzer men” made weekly home deliveries of cases of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Buy-Sell Agreements May Not Be the Holy Grail, But They Can Help Limit Headache and Heartache

Disagreements are common between business partners in private companies, but most do not lead to a partner exit. When partner conflicts become severe enough to warrant a business divorce, however, majority owners and minority...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Mexico (Updated)

I. General Overview - As of 2020, Mexico has a population of 126,014,024 according to the Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Covers a land area of...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Mexico

I. General Overview - As of 2015, Mexico has a population of 119,938,473 according to the Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Covers a land area of...more

Winstead PC

Don’t Wait to Jump Off the Bandwagon: Cutting Ties With a Bad Business Partner (Part 2)

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As we have noted in previous posts, it can become critical for the majority owner of a private company to remove a business partner who holds a minority ownership stake in the business and who is causing major dysfunction in...more

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Partnership Blues: Can a Bad Business Partner be Removed by the Company’s Majority Owner When No Buy-Sell Agreement Exists?

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As we noted previously, the disruption and dysfunction caused by a bad business partner who holds a substantial minority stake in the company can lead to the ultimate failure of the business. This is especially true when the...more

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