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At Hardies Lawyers, we understand not all businesses are created equal, so a bespoke approach is required.
Our comprehensive suite of succession and estate planning services ensures that we’ve got your business and family covered across all areas.
Asset Protection
Effective asset protection is a crucial consideration for every business.
Establishing the right ownership structure for your business from the beginning is key to ensuring your business starts off on the right foot.
When done right, protecting your valuable income-producing assets from the operational risks of the business can help mitigate risk in the event of a business dispute, insolvency, or other unforeseen circumstances.
What we can help with:
- Arranging company incorporation documents
- Establishing trusts (including family trusts, unit trusts, and bare trusts)
- Tax-effective business structures
- Acquisition structuring and asset transfers
- Small business restructuring
- Gift and loan back arrangements
- Family trust succession
- Shareholder agreements and partnership deeds
Succession
A robust succession plan ensures business value is delivered to the right people.
As a business owner, the assets of the business often form a significant portion of your wealth. So it's never too early to implement a succession plan for your business.
A well-considered succession plan will ensure tax implications are managed, long-term leadership is maintained, and the business legacy is realised.
What we can help with:
- Business structures for ownership transition
- Corporate restructuring
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rollovers
- Small business CGT concessions
- Management buyouts
- Buy/sell insurance mechanisms on death or incapacity
- Company powers of attorney
- Wills and estate planning for business owners
Estate Planning
Effective planning ensures the transfer of wealth to your family is done right.
Whether it’s trusts, wills, or superannuation, our expertise in all aspects of estate planning means you can rest easy.
We are sensitive to the emotions that often underpin these matters, so we take the time to fully understand your needs to ensure that family and business assets are transitioned as intended.
What we can help with:
- Wills and testamentary trusts
- Family trust succession
- Superannuation nominations
- Memoranda of wishes
- Powers of attorney and guardianship
- Advance health directives
- Probate and estate administration
- Taxation of deceased estates
Transactions
Transactions are the lifeblood of every business and require a bespoke approach.
Our comprehensive suite of transaction services means we can evaluate, plan, and manage your business transactions from start to finish, no matter which side of the deal you're on.
We take the time to fully understand all aspects of your transaction and work closely with you and your advisers to ensure you get the best possible outcome.
What we can help with:
- Sale and purchase agreements
- Corporate restructuring
- Shareholder and joint venture agreements
- Divesting non-core assets
- Management buyouts
- Corporate insolvency and business turnarounds
- Private lending, financing, and securities
- Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts
