Frame
Clarify the objective, decision authority and existing records.
Expertise
Structures, decisions and records that keep companies governable and transaction-ready.
Your situation
Clear responsibilities, resilient decisions and a structure that fits the commercial reality.
Typical situations
Formation, conversion or reorganisation of a company or group
Board and shareholder decisions involving heightened liability or conflict risk
Capital changes, participation rights and governance records
Preparation for investment, sale, succession or dispute
Our advice
Company and group structures
Corporate bodies, decisions and delegation
Shareholders’ agreements
Capital and participation rights
Governance during change and distress
Approach
Clarify the objective, decision authority and existing records.
Align rights, duties, processes and escalation mechanisms.
Create consistent, defensible decisions, agreements and registers.
Evolve the structure for investment, growth, dispute or succession.
Bihrer Briefing
The new transparency framework requires reliable identification of beneficial owners. Companies should organise ownership and control structures, identity data and reporting authority before the transition periods begin.
The issue is treated as a governance question: ownership, risk classification, data, contracts and demonstrability.
Organising ownership, authority, contracts and known risks early can shorten due diligence and preserve negotiating options.
Related services
Contracts that allocate risk, preserve options and support execution.
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Structure, negotiate and implement Swiss acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations with clear responsibilities.
Next step
Initial classification without confidential documents.