Squeeze Out (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Squeeze out is a term referring to the compulsory acquisition of the stakes of a small group of shareholders from a joint stock company by means of cash compensation. In Germany, a pool of shareholders owning at least 95% of a company's shares has the right to "squeeze out" the remaining minority of shareholders by paying them an adequate compensation. This procedure is based on the Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (ger.'Wertpapiererwerbs- und bernahmegesetz, Wp G). An alternative procedure is governed by 327a - 327f of the German Stock Corporation Act (ger. Aktiengesetz, AktG), valid since January 1.st 2002.