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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A limited partnership may be converted into another business entity or a foreign other business entity or a foreign limited partnership pursuant to this article if both of the following apply:
(1) Pursuant to a conversion into a domestic or foreign partnership or limited liability company or into a foreign limited partnership, each of the partners of the converting limited partnership receives a percentage interest in the profits and capital of the converted entity equal to that partner's percentage interest in profits and capital of the converting limited partnership as of the effective time of the conversion.
(2) Pursuant to a conversion into an other business entity or foreign other business entity not specified in paragraph (1), both of the following occur:
(A) Each limited partnership interest of the same class is treated equally with respect to any distribution of cash, property, rights, interests, or securities of the converted entity, unless all limited partners of the class consent.
(B) The nonredeemable limited partnership interests of the converting limited partnership are converted only into nonredeemable interests or securities of the converted entity, unless all holders of the unredeemable interests consent.
(b) The conversion of a limited partnership to an other business entity or a foreign other business entity or a foreign limited partnership may be effected only if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The law under which the converted entity will exist expressly permits the formation of that entity pursuant to a conversion.
(2) The limited partnership complies with all other requirements of any other law that applies to conversion to the converted entity.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Corporations Code - CORP § 15911.02 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/corporations-code/corp-sect-15911-02/
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