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tag along rights

noun
a contract term providing that if a majority shareholder sells its stake in a company then the minority shareholder has the right to join the sale and sell its minority stakeWhen a shareholder seeks to sell its interest to a third party, tag-along rights enable another shareholder to co-sell its stake in the company under the same conditions as the selling shareholder.
Synonyms and Other Spellings
  • piggy back rights
  • piggy-back rights
  • tag-along rights
  • co-sale rights


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