RISKS SPECIFIC TO FAMILY BUSINESSES
Family businesses are different from other companies in one major respect: family ownership. This means that business-related decisions are often "coloured" by the existence/quality of intra-familial relations. Normally, this is not per se a problem, but it has a considerable potential for crisis generation. Particularly risky for family firms are transition issues and succession issues. It is at such times that family disagreements (in which the company's best interests seldom feature) may occur; among other things, the resulting decision paralysis can lead to significant value destruction. Thus, CG&C offers the following services: