Succession services for Otago businesses

Make continuity a plan, not a crisis.

Practical succession, governance and exit planning for family businesses—started early, coordinated clearly and built around the people behind the business.

Otago Continuity hero

What to expect

Independent guidance, without the theatre.

Plain-language advice

Clear options, responsibilities and next steps.

No forced outcome

Family succession, sale and ownership alternatives stay on the table.

Coordinated thinking

Governance, value, capability and family priorities considered together.

Services

Start with clarity. Build a workable transition.

Each engagement turns an uncertain future conversation into a sequence of practical decisions.

01

Succession readiness

Understand where ownership, leadership and family expectations align—and where they do not.

  • Family business health check
  • Successor capability and interest review
  • Prioritised succession roadmap

02

Governance and ownership

Create decision-making structures that protect relationships and keep the business moving.

  • Governance and board structure review
  • Shareholder framework recommendations
  • Family decision-making protocols

03

Exit and continuity planning

Compare realistic pathways when family succession is not the only—or best—answer.

  • Valuation and value-readiness planning
  • Management buyout and external sale options
  • Continuity and transition plan

Engagements

A defined first step, then only what you need.

Succession work varies by family and business. These scoped packages make it easier to begin without committing to an open-ended advisory project.

Starting point

Readiness Review

From NZ$950

A structured owner interview, readiness assessment and concise action plan identifying the decisions to make next.

Core engagement

Continuity Roadmap

From NZ$2,750

Facilitated planning across ownership, governance, leadership readiness and transition timing, documented in one practical roadmap.

Ongoing support

Transition Advisory

Scoped proposal

Implementation support and coordination with your accountant, lawyer and financial advisers as the plan moves forward.

Start before it is urgent

Give the next chapter room to succeed.

Begin with a focused conversation about where the business stands, what your family wants and which decisions can no longer stay informal.

Arrange a first conversation