Shareholder disputes
Partner conflicts resolved discreetly — the company moves on.
Decision deadlock, broken trust, a partner who wants out: left untreated, these tensions kill healthy companies. Mediation offers a structured, fast and completely confidential way through.
- Free information session
- Confidential
- No obligations
Corporate litigation — excluding a partner, withdrawal, annulment of shareholder resolutions — takes years, during which the company lives in uncertainty: the bank sees the lawsuit, key employees leave, and competitors read the public file. Mediation moves everything into a private setting where the things never said in court can finally be discussed: lost trust, unequal contributions, unspoken expectations.
We usually start with private sessions, then joint ones: we turn positions ("I want him out") into negotiable interests — operational control, liquidity, recognition. The final agreement is drafted with the parties' lawyers and translated into shareholder resolutions and Trade Registry filings.
Situations we frequently handle
- 50/50 decision deadlock
- Negotiated exit of a partner — price and payment schedule
- Dividends versus reinvestment
- Redistribution of operational roles
- Disagreements with a deceased partner's heirs
Illustrative example
The context
Two 50/50 partners in a distribution company could no longer agree on one partner's exit. Talks had turned hostile and day-to-day decisions had been blocked for months.
The stakes
The company's continuity, a fair value for the exiting partner's stake, and the jobs of over 30 employees.
The approach
Private sessions to clarify the real interests, one jointly appointed valuator, then negotiation of the price, a 12-instalment payment schedule and the transition of the client portfolio.
The result
Exit signed within six weeks, notarised and reflected in the shareholders' resolution. The company did not lose a single major client.
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Is a partner conflict paralysing the company?
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