ˈæftɚ ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tə pˈeɪ ðə ɹˈænsəm dᵻmˈændᵻd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹ ʒˈæk kˈæsɚd, ðə kˈɑːləni tʃˈeɪndʒd hˈændz tə fˈoːɹ ˈæmstɚdˌæm mˈɜːtʃənts hˌuː fˈaʊndᵻd ðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv bˈɜːbɪs æz ɐ pˈʌblɪk kˈʌmpəni lˈɪstᵻd ɔnðɪ ˈæmstɚdˌæm stˈɑːk ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ.
After refusing to pay the ransom demanded by the French privateer Jacques Cassard, the colony changed hands to four Amsterdam merchants who founded the Society of Berbice as a public company listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.