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I purchased Benefit Street Partners stock over 10 years ago. The company has changed names multiple times and is currently FBCC. Today, I received a notice of a tender offer for $0.001 per share. Do I have any legal rights regarding this offer or actions I can take?
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answered on Mar 3, 2025
You can accept the tender offer, but I imagine that the amount of money to you might be pretty low. You can also do nothing, in which you keep your shares of Benefit Street/Franklin BSP Capital, for whatever they are worth now. To the extent that your investment still generates dividends or... View More 
answered on Apr 19, 2020
Basically, a person can record anything that he or she was privileged to hear in the first place. If the landlord was in a place he was entitled to be, he can record whatever he was entitled to hear.
He is neither a US citizen nor a resident, and he does not want to be listed in the US Startups (even if the law allows him to). He wants to invest via a loan instrument, which I am expected to pay back whenever the model succeeds, beyond which we will share all profits as partners. This therefore... View More
answered on Apr 10, 2017
The answer to your question depends on the Tax Treaty between your relatives home country and the USA. Generally, interest paid to foreign nationals on loans made in the USA are subject to US taxes and withholding. The amount of the tax and the withholding is dictated by a tax treaty between the... View More
Till I was 18. When I reached 18 she said I couldn't have it till 19. Well I'm 21 now and she has yet to tell me any information about my money. When I was around 16 she said that she didn't have it anymore that they had used it and she invested it in the stock market without my... View More
answered on Mar 1, 2017
You are legally entitled to the money that was left to you as a minor. Your mother as your custodian had a duty to hold that money for you until you came of age. You need to consult with an attorney as soon as possible to discuss your options as there may be an issue with the statute of limitations... View More
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