| by Manuel Urrutia | May 22, 2024 | News
I will never tire of repeating it: an orderly generational transition in management and ownership is perhaps the main key to the long-term survival of family businesses. And a very useful tool to achieve this is the family covenant or protocol, a comprehensive...
| by Manuel Urrutia | May 1, 2024 | News
Mergers and acquisitions are very complex transactions that are sometimes concluded too hastily due to the risk of a competitor coming along with a better offer. For this reason, it is inevitable that disputes between the parties sometimes arise after the closing of...
| by Manuel Urrutia | Apr 10, 2024 | News
In the family business there are three concepts that are constantly intertwined: ownership, company and family. The three have much in common, but they are also separated by many divergences. Not the least of these are emotional differences. For this reason,...
| by Manuel Urrutia | Mar 20, 2024 | News
Mergers and spin-offs are very complex business operations in accounting and tax terms. In this article we will try to list their main particularities so that you can take them into account from the beginning of the negotiations. What is a corporate merger? Merger is...
| by Manuel Urrutia | Feb 28, 2024 | News
Family businesses mix business and family relationships, affection and work. This makes them a special type of company that tends to make mistakes which, although common, can seriously affect the continuity of the family business. In this article we review some of the...