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Or at least, the 51st percentile…

But I think you’re spot-on. If someone owns the stock, usually it’s because they think the company is worth more in the future than it is currently.

And you need to convince the majority of the shareholders to sell it to you now.

So you need to take into account their expected future value on holding, and give them a reasonable risk-adjusted premium for that expected future value of their shares.




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