Definition for : Minority discount

Minority discount is the discount sometimes applied to the valuation of minority Shareholders' stakes. This discount is theoretically unjustified, because all categories of Shareholders have the same right to cash flows of the company. Nonetheless, a majority Value does exist.

(See Chapter 32 Capital structure and the theory of perfect capital markets of the Vernimmen)

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