Prevention and structuring shareholder relationships
Resolving situations where shareholder relationships become strained, the business stops functioning properly or there is suspicion of assets being diverted out of the company.
We help shareholders, domestic and foreign investors and family business owners set relationships among shareholders so that the company has a solid foundation even for difficult situations and is protected against destructive deadlocks.
Prevention is always the most important and cost-effective approach. Well-established relationships among shareholders determine whether a company can handle growth, the entry of an investor, a generational transition, or the first serious disagreement without major disruptions. We therefore assist clients as early as the company formation stage, when a new investor joins, or during the restructuring of existing relationship arrangements—at a time when there is generally still consensus among the partners regarding the company’s overall operations.
We draft and review founding documents, establish shareholders’ agreements, and help set the rules for the company’s operation so that they match the specific business, the distribution of roles, and the expectations of the individual parties. This process typically includes provisions regarding voting rights, share transfer mechanisms, exit strategies, option rights, rules for company financing, decision-making on key issues, and procedures for resolving deadlock situations.
The goal is to establish a functional framework that helps prevent disputes, limits the scope for future conflict, and at the same time offers practical mechanisms in the event that the partners’ interests diverge over time.
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IRENA KOLÁROVÁ
