Shareholder Agreements
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A shareholder agreement sets out up front how disputes and deadlocks are to be resolved and allows shareholders to resolve issues which arise – quickly and with finality.
Shareholder agreements dictate the relationship between shareholders, focusing on what each shareholder will bring to the relationship and how share disputes are to be resolved including, sale of shares.
Shareholder agreements are generally of most use to private companies. To avoid conflict and ensure it achieves its purpose Shareholder agreements are best drafted by a lawyer to ensure it covers, firstly, the issue of new shares and secondly, the rights and obligations that must be complied with in any sale of shares.
Shareholder agreements are an invaluable part of a private company’s structure, particularly during separation of the business partners.
Shareholder agreement defines the rights and obligations of each share-holder and their estate where the shareholder has died. A shareholder agreement among other matters may address the following: –
- day-to-day running of the business,
- management,
- the role of shareholders and how to handle disputes between shareholders,
- how profit is to be distributed.
A properly drafted shareholder agreement will inevitably save the parties from unnecessary litigation, and reduce costs by defining important issues relating to the shareholder rights and obligations.
A shareholder agreement will be comforting to each shareholder on a personal level, as it will set out the parameters of each shareholder’s rights and obligations.
We have the experience and are able to draft your company’s shareholder agreement.
We also provide legal advice in relation to the alteration of shareholder agreements and shareholder disputes (including shareholder litigation).
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