After a seven-week trial for a case in which a fund manager was accused of holding on to a company for use as a private cash cow instead of selling it for investors’ benefit, a Manhattan jury issued a split decision awarding $15 million for the investor-plaintiffs.

Investors in an offshore private equity firm MapleWood Equity Partners, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and managed by Robert Glaser, alleged that the firm breached its fiduciary duty by refusing to sell off two companies in its portfolio, AMC Computer Corp. and Parts Depot.