Family Owned Business

When a business is in private hands, the interests of the company and those of the shareholders are often closely intertwined. If the business is family-owned, emotions and traditions play a significant role. Family businesses need specific legal expertise and close partner involvement, whether the advice concerns a well-considered family business charter or the tax and legal planning of a business succession. Van Doorne knows the rules of the game and offers the outstanding professional legal services of a major law firm without losing sight of the human dimension.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Structuring businesses and corporate groups
  • Legal assistance and tax planning for business succession
  • Management buy-outs and buy-ins
  • Shareholders agreements, disputes and enquiry proceedings
  • Acquisition and sale of businesses or business units
  • Wills, gifts and legacies
  • Family business charter
  • Directors' liability
  • Governance issues
  • Informal investing

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