Judicial Buyout at Fair Value Trumps Buy-Sell at Book Value

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 18 No. 11
Legal and Court Case Update
November 2012
3841 Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
shareholder dissent/oppression

Cardiac Perfusion Services, Inc. v. Joubran
2012 Tex. App. LEXIS 6134
July 26, 2012
US
State Court
Texas
Court of Appeals
Travis Keath (minority shareholder); Lane McDaniels (majority owner)
Lang-Miers

Summary

Texas court of appeals affirms equitable award of fair value for oppression of 10% minority shareholder at “enterprise value” rather than at book value of buy-sell agreement, and upholds $300,000 award based on expert’s enterprise valuation.

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Cardiac Perfusion Services, Inc. v. Joubran

Texas court of appeals affirms equitable award of fair value for oppression of 10% minority shareholder at “enterprise value” rather than at book value of buy-sell agreement, and upholds $300,000 award based on expert’s enterprise valuation.