Pillar 02 · Business structure and growth
A structure that supports the business instead of limiting it
A company's legal structure should reflect its actual scale, operating model and the owners' plans. A solution that was right at the start of the business may, years later, make management harder, increase liability or complicate growth.
I provide support both in reorganisation projects and in the day-to-day matters of owners, the management board and other company bodies.
Conversions
I help prepare and carry out a change in the legal form of the business.
A conversion may serve to limit liability, put management rules in order, prepare succession, bring in an investor or adapt the structure to the scale of the business.
The scope of support may include:
- 01analysing the goal and possible options
- 02assessing the legal and tax consequences
- 03preparing a timetable
- 04drafting the documents
- 05working with the accountants, the statutory auditor and the notary
- 06coordinating the registration process
- 07support after the conversion is completed
Mergers and divisions
I support owners in merging entities, spinning off activities and separating different types of business.
Such steps may serve to simplify the structure, limit risks, prepare a transaction, separate shareholders or manage individual parts of the business better.
Cooperation may include:
- 01choosing the right option
- 02analysing the impact on owners and creditors
- 03assessing the tax consequences
- 04preparing corporate documentation
- 05coordinating cooperation between several entities
- 06support in communicating and implementing the new structure
Reorganisation of family groups
I help put in order groups of companies and the relationships between operating activities, real estate, investments and the owners' assets.
A reorganisation should not be an end in itself. It should address a specific need, for example simplifying management, separating risks, preparing succession or developing a new area of business.
The scope of cooperation may include:
- 01analysing the existing structure
- 02identifying dependencies and risks
- 03designing possible options
- 04assessing the legal and tax consequences
- 05preparing an implementation plan
- 06coordinating documentation and the actions of several entities
- 07support after the reorganisation is completed
Estonian CIT
I help assess whether Estonian CIT really supports the owners' goals and the way the business operates.
Choosing this form of taxation may affect not only current tax settlements, but also the policy on payments to owners, the financing of investments, the group structure and planned organisational changes. That is why it is worth analysing it in a broader business and ownership context before making a decision.
The scope of cooperation may include:
- 01assessing whether the business meets the conditions for using Estonian CIT
- 02comparing Estonian CIT with other taxation models
- 03analysing the impact on owners, shareholders and planned profit distributions
- 04assessing the consequences for succession, a family foundation or a group reorganisation
- 05preparing the business to enter the regime
- 06support in implementing and applying the taxation rules on an ongoing basis
- 07analysing the consequences of planned transactions and structural changes
- 08working with the accounting and finance team
Ongoing legal support
I provide ongoing legal support to businesses that need an adviser who knows their operations, structure and the way decisions are made.
Ongoing support may complement the work of the owners, the management board, the accounting team, the finance director or an in-house legal department.
It may include:
- 01advising on day-to-day business decisions
- 02drafting and reviewing contracts
- 03corporate support for companies
- 04preparing resolutions and documentation of company bodies
- 05analysing the liability of management board members
- 06support in relations between shareholders
- 07taking part in negotiations
- 08coordinating matters that require the involvement of other specialists
- 09responding to changes in legislation relevant to the business
Support for owners and company bodies
Owners and people serving on company bodies need not only correct documents, but also an understanding of the consequences of the decisions being planned.
I support them in assessing possible options, organising the decision-making process and limiting liability-related risks.
Cooperation may include:
- 01preparing ownership decisions
- 02rules of cooperation between shareholders
- 03division of powers between company bodies
- 04support for the management board and the supervisory board
- 05analysing conflicts of interest
- 06assessing liability
- 07preparing documentation of key decisions
- 08supporting new members of company bodies as they take up their roles
You do not need to choose a specific service in advance. It is enough to briefly describe the situation, the decision or the kind of support you need.