They Thought 64 Percent Was Enough to Sell the Company Until an Unexpected Stakeholder Appeared

table, my father adjusted his tie. Michael Sterling. CEO by inheritance, king by assumption. His suit was charcoal and tailored to his shoulders, the kind of fit that implies a life spent being indulged. He wore confidence like a cologne, and it usually worked. But that morning there was a hairline crack in it. His jaw held a fraction too long. His continue reading …