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As part of their succession planning, a growing number of Swiss clients are seeking the efficient structuring of their indivisible assets, i.e. private real estate. In this regard, the legal system in Switzerland offers various contractual options or solutions under company law. For instance, the use of property companies combined with shareholder agreements is a possible solution. However, the use of such property companies in Switzerland can be complicated and often only provides a partial solution to the succession planning issues.

We all know about them – the good old signature folders! Used for signatures in written correspondence with government departments, banks and customers or just as validation for in-house applications and forms. Afer printing, the documents are sorted and then circulated in house using the signature folder. It’s all part of the day’s work to know exactly where a docuument is located or which documents have not yet come back to us. Holiday absences, business trips or – to choose a currently topical example – the home office system - will all lead to delays in circulation. However, such hitches can now be a thing of the past using the digital signature folder.