FAMILY OWNED COMPANIES

Basically governed by emotion, they are generally beyond the nature of business administration. Shareholders and management are usually involved in deeply rooted difficulties and prejudices affecting the management and development of the firm.

Patrimony is altered by inheritance and family growth only very seldom coincides with business expansion.

In this sector we help all members reevaluate all aspects regarding the common project: inheritance, planning, training, expectations, overcoming of conflicts, etc.

We try to foresee the oncoming problems to avoid uncertainties about the future of the company.

We look for and provide flexible tools allowing a prompt adaptation to the new economic model.

We are fully aware of the importance of family name, but are not influenced by sentimental links.

In family owned companies adjusting to new realities and improving communication are of utmost important. Special affinity with certain employees and purveyors often deteriorates bottom lines and relationships.

Nurtured by the original standards set by the founders, these companies should approach highly specialized channels in an attempt to cope with changing times and scenarios.

We must first defeat family resistance, as we are generally seen as a stranger admitted within their boundaries.

Last but not least, we must reduce the excessive power that is usually in the hands of one member of the family, who albeit not consciously, tends to ignore new proposals and limits the training of potential successors.