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Tailored legal solutions for succession, exits, and governance to preserve continuity and reduce internal friction in family-led enterprises




In family-run enterprises, succession planning, partner exits, and governance friction can halt progress and create strategic deadlock. Our tailored legal solutions help navigate these challenges, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing internal conflict to preserve long-term continuity.

We offer comprehensive support in drafting family charters, resetting shareholder arrangements, managing exits, facilitating mediation, and establishing clear board procedures and decision rights.

Mandates

Our mandates typically include: Drafting and enforcing family charters, restructuring shareholder arrangements, managing partner exits and mediation, and establishing governance frameworks through clear board procedures and decision rights.

Key Risks to Watch

Family businesses often face risks such as:

  • Decision-making deadlock due to unclear governance structures
  • Capital restrictions arising from poorly designed transfer terms
  • Internal misalignment, leading to operational and strategic delays

Performance Insights

To ensure the health and continuity of family-run businesses, we track KPIs like:

  • Board decision cycle time
  • Dispute frequency
  • Milestone progress in shareholder alignment or restructuring

Tailored legal solutions for succession, exits, and governance
to preserve continuity and reduce internal friction in family-led
enterprises

In family-run enterprises, succession planning, partner exits, and governance
friction can halt progress and create strategic deadlock. Our tailored legal solutions
help navigate these challenges, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing
internal conflict to preserve long-term continuity.

We offer comprehensive support in drafting family charters, resetting shareholder
arrangements, managing exits, facilitating mediation, and establishing clear board
procedures and decision rights.

Mandates

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Our mandates typically include:

Drafting and enforcing family charters, restructuring shareholder arrangements, managing partner exits and mediation, and establishing governance frameworks through clear board procedures and decision rights.

Key Risks to Watch

Family businesses often face risks such as:

  • Decision-making deadlock due to unclear governance structures
  • Capital restrictions arising from poorly designed transfer terms
  • Internal misalignment, leading to operational and strategic delays

Performance Insights

To ensure the health and continuity of family-run businesses, we track KPIs like:

  • Board decision cycle time
  • Dispute frequency
  • Milestone progress in shareholder alignment or restructuring
Evidence Checklist
  • Family Charters
  • Shareholder and JV Agreements
  • Board Minutes
  • Share Registers
  • Business Valuations
  • Mediator Notes

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