Perspectives
Before you sell, consider the alternatives.
When liquidity is needed, selling shares is the path everyone sees. For significant shareholders, it is often the most expensive one — in taxes, in signaling, in surrendered upside. It is worth knowing what else exists.
The true cost of a sale
A sale is final. Beyond capital gains, a principal gives up future appreciation, voting weight, and — for founders and executives — a measure of the story the market tells about their conviction. Disclosed sales by insiders are read closely, and not always kindly. The proceeds solve today's need; the costs compound quietly for years.
Advisers see this every day
Family offices, RIAs, broker-dealers, and advisory firms regularly face the same client question: how do I access the value in this position without dismantling it? The answer is rarely a single product. It is a structure, built around the position, the issuer, the jurisdiction, and the principal's wider affairs.
Financing, not parting
Stockbridge Capital Partners is a private network of Wall Street insiders and veterans. We work with qualified stakeholders and their advisers on institutional financing against concentrated public-company share positions — liquidity without a sale, arranged discreetly. Terms depend on the position and are shared only in a private conversation.
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