{"id":173111,"date":"2022-07-29T06:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T05:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=173111"},"modified":"2022-08-12T06:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T05:34:12","slug":"compulsory-acquisition-of-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/business-sale-purchase\/compulsory-acquisition-of-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Compulsory Acquisition of Shares in England?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a company, you should be aware of how one company can acquire another. This can help your business if you decide to take over another company or if your business has to defend itself from a takeover. Compulsory acquisition of shares is a technique to remove the problem of non-accepting shareholders of a takeover. It applies to minority shareholders<\/a> who hold 10% or less of the shares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will explain in more detail what compulsory acquisition of shares is, how it works, and how it might occur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Compulsory Acquisition of Shares?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A compulsory acquisition of shares (or a ‘squeeze-out’ of minority shareholders) occurs where a bidder in a takeover for a company has: <\/p>\n\n\n\n