A particular focus for us in inheritance law is advising on company succession in family businesses. In order to preserve the company and capital held within in the event of an inheritance and to ensure the undisrupted continuation of regular business operations, forward-looking pension and succession planning is required. In particular, tax advantages can be achieved and the designated successors can be integrated into the business at an early stage.

However, successful succession planning requires not only consideration of legal and tax issues, but also of the specific family circumstances. As family businesses often have structures that have been established and grown over several generations, a particularly sensitive approach to family dynamics and a profound understanding of these processes is essential.

Zeuss Grabosch Rechtsanwälte endeavours to find a suitable solution for all parties involved as part of succession planning, and to eliminate potential points of conflict at an early stage. We accompany you and your company through the entire process – i.e. from the strategic planning and decision on the succession to the legal organisation and execution of the company transfer.

At Zeuss Grabosch Rechtsanwälte, we have familiarized ourselves with a large number of family businesses and overseen many such proceedings. It goes without saying that our approach is to provide individualised advice in which the unique characteristics of the respective company are first worked out and then all legal, tax and personal aspects are taken into account accordingly in the planning. We work closely with your managing directors, your tax advisors and your family to enable us to take a holistic view of the company.