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A company merger can force minority shareholders to sell their equity through a corporate transaction called a squeeze-out or freeze-out merger. In this transaction, majority shareholders use a merger to gain ownership of the remaining shares in a corporation. Minority shareholders are then forced to sell their stock for a cash buyout, also known as a fair value cash buyout.
When you're dead, you don't know you're dead. The pain is felt by others. The same thing happens when you're Stupid.