Over the past 40 years, Edward and Allan Nierman spent countless hours and dollars turning their father's small plumbing-supply store into a company that generates $30 million a year in sales. With all of their assets firmly enmeshed in the Canton (Mass.) business, the brothers wanted to divvy up the inheritance pie equally among their six children― only one of whom works for the company―and also preserve the operation for future generations.
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