> Then if one person has $27,000 in their private bank account and the other person has $14,000 then the person with $27,000 can offer $14,001 and the person wi

> Then if one person has $27,000 in their private bank account and the other person has $14,000 then the person with $27,000 can offer $14,001 and the person with $14,000 is forced to accept. Not necessarily - for example, in my own company's case, the company itself paid out the other partners. The company can take on debt to buy out a partner's shares (or a portion thereof) if the existing partners are willing. I couldn't have afforded to buy out my partners personally, but with the business's assets, I could.