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The purpose of this research is to investigate the pricing of minority discounts in small private finns. An option pricing model is developed that allows the specification of the minority discounts. With this model the computation of the minority discount can be computed without having the option actually exist.
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Osteryoung, J.S., Nast, D.A., Wells, W.H. (1991). Pricing Minority Discounts in Closely-Held Corporations. In: Yazdipour, R. (eds) Advances in Small Business Finance. Financial and Monetary Policy Studies, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3462-0_2
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