Through holding structures, we facilitate the overview, control and uniform management of your family’s assets. Economic property rights, entrepreneurial decision-making and operative control of a group of companies can thus be apportioned to different groups of people.

High-performance holding structures with suitably structured shareholder rights contribute to the long-term capital preservation of the family’s assets, particularly in planning the transition to the next generation. For this purpose, swisspartners can develop suitable concepts together with your tax and legal advisors.

Wide range of design options
Since the harmonization of the European internal market, international tax law offers interesting structuring opportunities for privately-held groups of companies. A dense network of tax law treaties, such as double-taxation agreements or a utilization of the parent-subsidiary guideline, facilitate ideal design variants that exceed the opportunities found within a single country.

Successful successor planning with holding structures
In the generation transition, the economic interest in business assets is usually divided between multiple asset successors or donated to charitable organizations. In contrast, during his/her lifetime, entrepreneurial control usually remains with the current owner of the assets and upon their passing will transfer to one or more entrepreneur-successors inside or outside of the family. Holding concepts and other foundation structures in a variety of countries make this successorship planning possible and ensure that the family assets are preserved – and further expanded – across generations.