Development of Parity Principles
Blockage in a 50/50 company?
Most problems in business start when partners have half of the shares each and suddenly stop agreeing. In 2023, we worked on 37 such disputes where the lack of one signature stopped investments worth 84,000 PLN. We create a system that allows the company to move forward, even when sparks fly between owners. Facts matter, not emotions. We repair the share structure by introducing clear decision-making rules that work immediately after signing the documents.
Management and Supervisory Board Regulations
We prepare specific management board regulations that precisely define who makes decisions about expenses above 14,500 PLN. We don't use generalities or industry newspeak. If one partner handles production and the other handles sales, we divide competencies so that no one blocks anyone's daily work. We introduce a "deadlock" mechanism — this is a clear path for exiting a decision-making stalemate, which allows resolving a dispute within 48 hours without involving external lawyers.
- Division of operational competencies for 2-3 board members.
- Financial limits for independent purchases (e.g. up to 8,200 PLN).
- Dispute resolution procedure in 3 specific steps.
- Rules for appointing an independent member of the supervisory board.
Parity in daily practice
Partnership is not about everyone agreeing on everything, because that's the easiest way to bankruptcy. We implement a structure where each party has a real influence on key company areas but maintains autonomy in their tasks. Clear 50/50 rules are the foundation on which we have built a safe work environment for 83 companies from the service and trade sector since 2016. We act so that the investor feels control over capital, and the local partner can freely develop the business.
Audit and new company agreement
We start the whole process with an audit of the current agreement, which usually takes us 5 business days. We catch loopholes through which partners can blackmail each other or block dividend payments. Then we meet for a 3-hour working session, during which we set the new rules of the game. Without going to court and without unnecessary theory. The client receives ready texts of resolutions and an amended company agreement, which only needs to be signed at a notary. Usually, we close the entire process in 14-21 business days.
Sometimes the situation is very tense and partners no longer want to sit in one room together. Then we act as an impartial moderator. In October 2024, we helped two transport company owners from Mazovia who had not spoken to each other for 4 months. After 12 days of our work, they signed new cooperation rules and the company returned to normal functioning, saving around 18,300 PLN in potential trial costs. We repair the share structure because we know that a stable company is one that has clear regulations for difficult times.