Vienna · AustriaWONE Global Capability Partner · Austria
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Situations · Common situations · Business & ownership
Corporate ownership & governance
Disagreements between founders, shareholders and directors, and the records and filings that keep a company in order. Usually for: founders, companies, boards, shareholders.
16 common situations · 1 usually cross-border
Find the one closest to yours
Where a situation has its own page, it opens there. Otherwise, bring it to WONE Global with your question already filled in.
- Our co-founder has stopped cooperating with the business Bring this to WONE Global →
- Minority shareholders say they are being excluded from decisions Full situation page →
- Directors disagree over a major investment Bring this to WONE Global →
- We need to replace a director in an overseas subsidiary Full situation page →
- A shareholder wants to exit but there is no agreed valuation Full situation page →
- Our joint venture is deadlocked Full situation page →
- A director faces allegations of breach of fiduciary duty Bring this to WONE Global →
- The company has lost important statutory records Bring this to WONE Global →
- An investor wants veto rights over business decisions Bring this to WONE Global →
- A shareholder agreement does not reflect the current ownership Bring this to WONE Global →
- We need to reorganise a complex group of family-owned companies Bring this to WONE Global →
- A beneficial ownership filing has been challenged Bring this to WONE Global →
- Our company secretary missed important filings Full situation page →
- A founder wants to buy back employee shares Bring this to WONE Global →
- Shareholders are disputing dividends and related-party payments Bring this to WONE Global →
- Our board needs an independent governance review Bring this to WONE Global →
First questions
What we will ask first
- 01What do the articles and any shareholder agreement say?
- 02Who holds which shares and votes today, on the register?
- 03Which decisions are blocked, and what does the delay cost?
- 04Is the company or the group in more than one country?
The approach
How WONE Global usually approaches it
- Step 1Read the constitution, agreements and registers.
- Step 2Set out the options under the governing law: negotiation, buy-out, board action or court.
- Step 3Bring in corporate and dispute professionals in each relevant country.
- Step 4Put agreed changes into resolutions and filings.
What is needed varies by country and by matter. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees before anything starts.
Across borders
Complications to check
Issues to assess when more than one country is involved. They are prompts, not conclusions about any country's law.
- Beneficial ownership & trustsTrust and corporate transparency rules differ across residence and asset locations
- Different laws of contractParties sign one commercial agreement but disagree which law governs duties, damages and remedies
- Court vs arbitration forumAgreement uses arbitration while assets and key witnesses are in different countries
In depth
Situations with a full page
What is at stake, a worked scenario and how WONE Global handles it.
How do we keep our foreign company compliant with the registry every year?How do we change directors or shareholders of our company abroad?We're in a dispute with our partner in a company abroad. What are our options?Our partner abroad is diluting or excluding us. How do we protect our investment?We need a credible valuation of a business abroad. Who can do it?
WONE Global Partners
Professionals who handle this work
Named professionals for these services. Where none is listed for your country, WONE Global names a vetted firm to you before any work starts, subject to availability and conflict checks.
Vienna · Austria
Munich · GermanyWONE Global Capability Partner · Germany
Ulrike Berner, MBA
- Tax and structuringNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
- Setting up and running a companyNamed lead
- Employment, payroll and immigrationNamed lead
- Accounting and annual filingsNamed lead
Ulrike Berner has been Managing Director and shareholder of BSP since 2021, leading the strategic direction, client relationships, and business development of the firm. She has extensive experience working with firms an…
Kigali · RwandaWONE Global Capability Partner · Rwanda
Lydie N. Murorunkwere
Lydie is the Founder and Managing Director of ML Corporate Services Ltd and the first Chairperson of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA).
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Capability Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir
Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari
He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…
Brunswick · AustraliaWONE Global Capability Partner · Australia
Alice Turner
Editorial examples of situations that arise, not a list of WONE Global clients or matters. The specialist area is a way to find your situation, not a separate practice group.
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