Burgener will force Degen's shares to be sold

Bernhard Burgener is requesting the sale David Degen's shares.
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Bernhard Burgener is suing David Degen in the FC Basel ownership dispute. Bernhard Burgener Burgener’s plans are supported and are backed by the Board of Directors. However, there's no agreement.

The FC Basel Holding AG Board of Directors met this morning. https://www.unibas.ch/de/Aktuell/News/Uni-Agenda/Sicherheit-im-Stadion.html Burgener and Degen were joined by Karl Odermatt (and Peter von Buren) on the four-member committee that approved the plan of the former owner. In a report from the holding company that he was a part of, he asked Degen to sell his stake at Basel Dream & Vision AG.

Bernhard Burgener The Board of Directors relies upon an agreement between the parties to allow Burgener to transfer its shares to minority shareholders on the same conditions. Bernhard Burgener The Board of Directors says that the right to presale of Degen is overridden by this so-called dragalong right.

Burgener and his group, have reacted to settle the ownership dispute. Degen insists on his right to first refusal. He would like to exercise it to the value of 16.4 millions of francs. Burgener's stake of 80 percent in Basel Dream & Vision AG has been restricted by a super-provisional order. The British asset manager Centricus will also be able to have a stake in the company. Bernhard Burgener Burgener will still get the majority of the votes.

https://www.coopzeitung.ch/themen/leute/interview/2018/bernhard-burgener-es-kommen-wieder-ruhigere-zeiten-35217/ According to the announcement from FC Basel Holding AG, Burgener and Degen are quickly seeking an out-of-court settlement "in the interest of FCB".