Succession planning

Advice on private or business inheritance questions

Who should inherit what? Or: who do you want to inherit your company? We’re here to help you overcome these technical and emotional hurdles.

What is succession planning?

Inheritance

During a personal consultation we’ll analyze your situation regarding matrimonial property law and inheritance law, and identify the options open to you. We’ll also discuss settlements during your lifetime, such as gifts or anticipatory legacies.

Your benefits:

You know and decide who will inherit from you when you die, and you are informed about the succession process
You can take steps to ensure your own financial security and that of your surviving spouse/partner or other heirs
You receive information about inheritance taxes and suggestions on tax planning

Settlement of estates

We will represent your intentions as the testator, administer the estate, deal with liabilities, pay any legacies due, and distribute the inheritance in accordance with the legal regulations.

Your benefits:

Responsibility for the settlement of your inheritance is clearly defined and the heirs have a single point of contact
The settlement of your inheritance and administration of your estate are carried out professionally by experienced specialists
UBS has an international network at your service to deal with cases of cross-border succession

Business succession

Call on our services at an early stage, and take advantage of the extensive knowledge and discretion of our experienced professionals. Planning a company’s operational and financial succession is particularly challenging. Let us help you get it right.

Your benefits:

You receive important food for thought that helps you work out strategic options and prepare your company for your individual succession solution
We will identify potential problem areas with the various options, and explain how these can be avoided
You will learn about ways to deal with tax planning, matrimonial property and inheritance laws, and retirement planning in connection with corporate succession, and we will help you to implement your decisions

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