The Cap Table Problem You Find Three Weeks Before Signing: DGCL 204 and Florida 607.0147
Unauthorized stock and missing consents used to be fatal. How DGCL 204/205 and Florida 607.0145-.0152 ratify defective corporate acts before a sale.
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