Acquisition of a 50% interest in Colorado Company

Mar 21, 2014

OUTCOME: The investment was made with a comprehensive Shareholder Agreement that provided a tie-breaking structure to keep the company from becoming paralyzed by a stalemate

A Client from Germany wanted to invest in a Colorado Company but wanted to own exactly 50%. This was problematice because it is normaly not advisable to have 50-50 ownership because of the possibility ... of a stalemate.