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Corporate and business structuring
Business structuring determines who owns what, who decides what, and where profit and risk arise. A well-designed structure separates assets from operating risk, makes it easier for an investor to come in and simplifies a future sale of part of the business.
Who it is for
- You have several companies and want to organise them into a group
- You want to separate assets from operating risk
- You are preparing for an investor or a generational handover
- You operate in more than one country
Key areas of work
- Analysis and design of business structures
- Setting up holding structures
- Advice on reorganisations and restructurings
- Separating assets from operating risk
- International business structuring
- Compliance and regulatory advice
How we handle it
We design the structure around what you plan to do with the business — a company you intend to sell in five years needs a different setup than one that should stay in the family. We start by reviewing the current state and identifying where unnecessary risk accumulates.
Implementation is part of the work: transfer documentation, commercial register filings, adjusting intra-group contracts and coordinating with a tax adviser — yours or ours — so that the legal and tax solutions do not work against each other.
Frequently asked questions
When does a holding structure make sense?
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Most often when you run more than one operating company, own real estate used in the business, or plan to sell only part of the business. A holding lets you separate assets from risk and sell one activity without selling everything.
Is a group reorganisation risky from a tax perspective?
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Every transfer has tax consequences, so we never design a structure from the legal side alone — we work with tax advisers. If you have your own, we work directly with them; if not, we bring in ours and set up the legal and tax side together. A legal solution that is tax-inefficient is not a good solution.
Contact
Let's start with a short brief.
Describe your situation in a few lines — we will come back with a proposed solution and a fee quote. The entire process can be handled online.
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