Why it matters
Employee ownership transitions often require converting an existing business, not just starting a new cooperative from scratch.
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Advisors, owners, and worker groups planning a sale or conversion to worker ownership.
This free 2016 guide maps four conversion structures and the related valuation, financing, governance, employment, tax, securities, and document questions. Janelle Orsi, William Lisa, and Sushil Jacob wrote it for selling owners and advisors who need to understand the sequence and tradeoffs before assembling a transaction team.
The authors were primarily knowledgeable about California law, and the citations and sample documents reflect the guide's 2015–2016 research period. Use it as a conversion-process map and issue-spotting reference—not as current filing language, tax analysis, valuation advice, or a transaction document for any jurisdiction.
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