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Family Business and Restructuring
We help family businesses organise the transfer of ownership and management, and support distressed companies in restructuring their obligations.
Family businesses face questions where family relationships meet company management, such as passing management between generations and organising the rights of heirs and partners. We also advise companies in financial difficulty, from assessing their current position to reviewing the procedures available under the Bankruptcy Law, to protect rights and support business continuity.
Scope of service
What we do
Succession Planning
Preparing arrangements for transferring management and ownership between generations, and defining roles and authorities before the transition.
Family Charter
Drafting a charter that governs the family's relationship with the company, including decision-making, family appointments and dispute resolution.
Ownership Structuring
Reviewing existing ownership structures and proposing arrangements that organise partners' and heirs' shares and their orderly transfer.
Family Business Governance
Preparing frameworks that separate the roles of the family, the board and executive management, with clear responsibilities and oversight.
Financial Restructuring
Assessing existing obligations and contracts, and reviewing options for settlement with creditors and rescheduling debt.
Bankruptcy Procedures
Reviewing the procedures available under the Bankruptcy Law, preparing applications and documents, and following proceedings before the competent authorities.
How we work
Our approach
- 01
Understand the Situation
We listen to the family members or management and identify the objectives and the most pressing issues.
- 02
Legal Assessment
We review company, ownership and financial documents and identify risks and gaps.
- 03
Prepare Solutions
We propose suitable arrangements and draft the agreed charters, agreements and applications.
- 04
Implement and Review
We follow implementation and revisit the arrangements as the family or company circumstances change.
FAQ
Before you get in touch
When does a family business need a family charter?
A charter helps when several family members share ownership or management, or when management is about to pass to a new generation. It is best prepared before a dispute arises, not after.
Is a family charter legally binding?
Its effect depends on how it is drafted and linked to the company's documents and signed agreements. We explain which provisions should be reflected in the articles of association or partners' agreement to be enforceable.
Does bankruptcy always mean liquidation?
No. The Bankruptcy Law includes procedures aimed at financial reorganisation and settlement with creditors, alongside liquidation. We explain the appropriate procedure for the company's situation.
How do you handle private family matters?
We treat family and financial information confidentially and limit access to what the agreed work requires.
Plan Your Family Business's Future Clearly
Share the current ownership and management structure so we can identify the arrangements that need preparing or review.