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Why we picked it The cleanest case for the answer's core move: appoint a chairman who holds a casting vote so an even split can still produce a decision. It separates prevention (casting vote, independent director, supermajority thresholds, put/call options drafted up front) from cure (mediation, forced buyout, winding up), which is the right way to think, you want the prevention list in your agreement so you never touch the cure list.
50/50 Shareholder Deadlock: Avoiding and Resolving Disputes
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- A chairman with a casting vote is the simplest tiebreaker for an even shareholding
- Prevention lives in the agreement (casting vote, independent director, put/call options); cure means courts, buyouts, or winding up
- A winding-up petition is the nuclear fallback that exists precisely to push both sides back to the table