Business succession

Family Business Succession

Preserve family wealth and business ownership across generations.

Estate planning documents and checklist

Overview

Succession planning uses instruments such as Will, trust, foundation, and holding companies to help family businesses chart wealth transition objectives.

Questions to consider

  • Can your family wealth last more than three generations?
  • Do your heirs know how to manage wealth?
  • Do you have a succession plan for your spouse and children?
  • Could overseas assets be subject to wealth, gift, capital gains, or inheritance tax?

Possible structures

A Family Business Trust can protect and preserve a family business over multiple generations while keeping shareholding within the family.

A Family Foundation is an independent legal entity often used for private wealth management or charitable purposes. It can combine features of a trust and a corporation, commonly established in Labuan.

Next step

The right structure depends on family relationships, assets, liabilities, nominees, beneficiaries, and business interests. A consultation helps confirm which document or trust arrangement is suitable.