Since, in most states, the limited partners can't control the portfolio's management or force the partnership's dissolution, an unrelated buyer would demand a discount from the underlying value.

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Five years into the partnership, Saban decided to trigger a dissolution.

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Portugal had five divorces of same-sex couples in 2011, for example, while Ireland has had one application for dissolution of a same-sex civil partnership since such unions became available at the start of 2011.

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