A voting trust is a legal mechanism used to organize and consolidate the exercise of a company’s voting rights, without altering the shareholders’ economic interests. It is particularly useful in family-owned businesses or companies with multiple shareholders, where fragmented decision-making may lead to conflicts or loss of control. Under the traditional model, multiple shareholders transfer only their voting rights to a Trustee, while fully retaining their economic benefits

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of Brazilians seeking to use fiduciary structures abroad to protect their assets and organize family succession. Among these structures, trusts stand out — legal instruments through which a settlor transfers assets to a trustee , who manages them for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries , in accordance with the terms set out in the Trust Deed . The British Virgin Islands (BVI) have become one of the mo

In international wealth structuring, the use of trusts can be a valuable tool—particularly for succession planning, asset protection, and tax efficiency. In simple terms, a trust is a legal instrument through which a settlor transfers assets to a trustee , who manages them for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries , according to the provisions set out in the trust deed (constitutive document). A key decision in this context is the choice between establishing a revocable

A trust is a legal arrangement through which a person (the settlor) transfers assets to a trustee, who manages them for the benefit of third parties (the beneficiaries) or for a specific purpose, as set out in a legal instrument known as a trust deed. Who are the parties in a trust? A trust is essentially composed of three elements: Settlor : the person who establishes the trust and transfers assets into it; Trustee : the person who manages the trust’s assets according to the