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Client: private limited liability company Industry: ICT – (B-to-B) servicing and support Over the years, two young entrepreneurs had become not just business partners but friends as well. One of them now wanted to try his luck elsewhere, and they decided to severe their business ties. Commercially...

Client: Insurer Industry: Estate agency (property) Entrepreneur (in a former general partnership) disputed the business’s value after the matrimonial property had been divided. The civil law notary who was the party-appointed advisor, and responsible for drawing up the divorce settlement, was held liable as he had allegedly...

Client: Brother # 3 (minority shareholder) Industry: Retail (fish) Family business, in which father’s shares were transferred to his three sons. Two of the brothers were working in the smoke house and real estate, while the third brother was in charge of sales and hospitality. After years...

Client: Director also Holder of Call Option Industry: Hospitality (international) Director of a large hospitality group with international ambitions and locations would like to exercise and capitalize his call-option because of ‘incompatible characters’ and differences of opinion (on strategy and management) with his co-director (also sole shareholder)....

Client: Remaining partners Industry: Greenhouse horticulture - vegetables Two general partnerships of three limited liability companies were engaged in the packaging and sale of tomatoes. The two major partners decided to suspend the third partner and ultimately terminate the partnership. The third partner contested their decision, as...

Client: Minority shareholder through legal counsel Industry: Timber Following a familial dispute two brothers (shareholders 1 and 2) made a proposal to buy out their third brother (shareholder 3) from the family business. The brothers managed a timber yard and commercial real property (structured via several private...