Venture Deals · glossary

Tag-along

A minority holder’s right to sell alongside a holder who sells control, at the same price and on the same terms. Preference shares count as the ordinary shares they would convert into. Article 14.2 · Chapter 14

Explained in Chapter 14, Transfers, Tag and Drag, of Venture Deals.

The main page for this term is Tag-along, in Shareholders' Agreements.

How it comes up, in Chapter 14
Tag-along lets a small holder sell when a large holder sells control. Under article 14.1, a transfer that would give a buyer more than half the votes needs an offer first. The buyer must offer to buy every other holder's shares, and each holder may accept or stay.
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