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Minority interests in family businesses

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Private equity inves­tors are incre­asingly parti­ci­pa­ting as mino­rity share­hol­ders in larger family busi­nesses. Examp­les include Carly­le’s invest­ment in Schön Klini­ken and EQT’s invest­ment in Otto Bock. Such a merger holds oppor­tu­ni­ties for both the company and the finan­cial inves­tor. In parti­cu­lar, the often diffe­rent invest­ment hori­zons of exis­ting share­hol­ders and finan­cial inves­tors require special crea­ti­vity in the draf­ting of contracts. 

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