Family-Owned Businesses and Succession Planning
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Henson Efron’s business law attorneys in its Minneapolis law firm are experienced professionals with a reputation for providing sound and practical advice to our business clients. Our clients include multinational enterprises, publicly traded, privately held and middle market companies, as well as family-held and smaller businesses.
We are committed to providing clients good value. We will listen, assess the needs of our clients’ business and help them achieve their goals in a timely, cost-effective manner.
Our business attorneys understand how to get a deal done. We can assist with every aspect of a deal, from tax planning, to financing, to negotiating the terms and closing. At every stage, we provide smart and creative solutions so our clients achieve their strategic objectives.
As a member of the Legal Netlink Alliance, we are part of an international consortium of law firms providing integrated, cost-effective, high-quality legal services to clients around the world. Through this alliance, we are able to draw upon the resources of attorneys in all 50 states and in over 40 countries.
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Entrepreneurs and Emerging Businesses
Family-Owned Businesses and Succession Planning
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Family-Owned Businesses and Succession Planning
Henson Efron business law attorneys help family-owned businesses develop strategies not only to grow their businesses, but to protect them and build value through succession planning. We assist our clients with all stages of a family business enterprise, from business formation, to ongoing operations, to sale and dissolution.
Our lawyers understand the unique dynamics that exist for a family-owned business and help put governance and other structures into place that allow family business to operate efficiently and with minimal conflict. We also assist with developing methods for an orderly transition, while minimizing tax consequences.
Family-Owned Businesses and Succession Planning Services
- Business Formation, Structuring and Joint Ventures
- Shareholder and Member Control Agreements
- Equity Holder Buy/Sell, Cross Purchase or Redemption Agreements
- Gifting Techniques through Limited Partnerships, Trusts and other means
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans
- Employment and Deferred Compensation Agreements and Plans
- Compliance with Dissolution and Winding Up Formalities