§ 16902
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(a)A partnership, other than a registered limited liability partnership, may be converted into a domestic other business entity or a foreign other business entity pursuant to this article if,
(1)pursuant to a conversion into a domestic or foreign limited partnership or limited liability company, each of the partners of the converting partnership would receive a percentage interest in the profits and capital of the converted other business entity equal to the partner’s percentage interest in profits and capital of the converting partnership as of the effective time of the conversion, and
(2)pursuant to a conversion into an other business entity or foreign other business entity not specified in clause
(1)above, each of the partnership interests of the same class is treated equally with respect to any distribution of cash, property, rights, interests, or securities of the converted other business entity unless all partners of the same class consent.
(b)Notwithstanding this section, the conversion of a partnership to a domestic or foreign other business entity may be effected only if:
(1)the law under which that domestic or foreign other business entity will exist expressly permits the formation of that other entity pursuant to a conversion; and
(2)the partnership complies with any and all other requirements of that other law that applies to conversion of the other business entity.