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Planning succession

Succession and ownership transitions designed early, so what was built changes hands without losing its course.

A lighthouse above a rocky coastline
HorizonMulti-generational
ApproachDesigned early, reviewed often
RolesDecide, operate, own
Overview

Succession is usually treated as an event: a retirement, a sale, an unexpected absence. We treat it as a design problem, solved while the people who built each company are still fully at the helm.

For our own companies, and for owners who choose to pass their business to us, a sound design separates who decides, who operates and who owns, so that a business can change hands without losing its course.

What it involves

What continuity requires.

01

Separated roles

Decision-making, operation and ownership defined separately, even when one person holds all three today.

  • Decision rights documented
  • Operating roles defined
  • Ownership plans recorded
02

Documented knowledge

Key relationships, credentials and know-how written down rather than held in one head.

  • Relationship maps
  • Access and credential plans
  • Operating playbooks
03

Transitions for owners

A permanent home for owners who want continuity for their people, customers and name.

  • Planned leadership handovers
  • Teams and names retained where possible
  • No plans to resell
04

Regular rehearsal

Plans reviewed and tested before they are needed.

  • Periodic succession reviews
  • Scenario planning
  • Updates as circumstances change
A sailboat moving through soft fog

Continuity is designed long before it is needed.

Deep Current Holdings
How we approach it

Map. Design. Rehearse.

  1. Phase 01

    Map

    Who decides, operates and owns today, and where single points of failure sit.

  2. Phase 02

    Design

    Roles, governance and plans that can outlast any one person, built with qualified advisors.

  3. Phase 03

    Rehearse

    Review and refresh on a cycle, not in a crisis.

Deep Current Holdings is not a law firm, accounting firm, tax adviser, broker or investment adviser. Legal, tax and financial matters are handled with qualified professionals.

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