Family and other privately-controlled businesses face a range of unique issues when pursuing strategic options. Identifying a potential buyer or acquisition target is only part of the equation. The transaction structure must take into account the tax implications to the shareholders, the long-term interests of the company, as well as the often emotional issues a family or individual owner may face when contemplating such an important event. Frequently, family businesses seek to achieve a range of goals through a single transaction: wealth diversification, preserving owner and/or managerial interests and estate planning, among others. It is a decision that can affect several generations of a single family. Having worked with numerous large and medium-sized family businesses, Fredericks Michael has developed a keen understanding of the unique characteristics of such enterprises. We are skilled at bridging the expectations gap that may exist between privately-controlled companies and their corporate counterparts.
Private and Family-Controlled Businesses
