Why a Minority Owner?

I have often asked the question, “Why would someone willingly become a minority owner in a closely held business?” Similarly, I have often advised clients who control their own business not to admit a minority owner into the business.

In the face of my ill-concealed bias against one’s becoming a minority

Old Dog, New Tricks?

It’s a concern for every new investor in a closely held business: will the founding owners continue to operate the business as they always have, or will they recognize that they now have new co-owners to whom they owe a fiduciary duty, and on whom they made be dependent for funding