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Squeeze-out

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004654

A corporate action in which a controlling shareholder forces minority shareholders to sell their equity, thereby eliminating their ownership interest in the company. This is accomplished through a transaction such as a reverse stock split or a cash-out merger that is approved by the majority. State corporate laws, such as those in Delaware, require that the price offered to minority shareholders in a squeeze-out be fair.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004654
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A corporate action in which a controlling shareholder forces minority shareholders to sell their equity, thereby eliminating their ownership interest in the company. This is accomplished through a transaction such as a reverse stock split or a cash-out merger that is approved by the majority. State corporate laws, such as those in Delaware, require that the price offered to minority shareholders in a squeeze-out be fair.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/squeeze-out/"
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Record 4,741 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.