The Company Sold For Sixty Million Dollars. The Common Shareholders Got Almost Nothing.
In 2005, the translation software company Trados was sold for around $60 million, yet common shareholders, including employees, walked away with almost nothing. This situation arose due to the liquidation preferences of their venture capital preferred shareholders, who dominated the board. The resulting litigation highlighted significant fiduciary duty violations.
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