The wealth of an entrepreneurial family extends well beyond the business itself. It is a multifaceted patrimony: corporate shareholdings, real estate, financial assets, valuable possessions, international positions, relationships and reputation built over decades. Mainini & Associati supports entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial families in the integrated management, protection and enhancement of everything they have built.
Every large family estate is a unique system, where corporate, tax, succession and governance decisions are deeply intertwined. That is why we provide a 360° advisory: a single point of contact coordinating legal, tax, corporate and compliance expertise, working alongside the Private Bankers, Family Officers and other advisors already supporting the family. The goal is to give the wealth a structure that is solid, confidential, tax-efficient and capable of crossing generations.
Trusts, holdings and segregation vehicles
We design and manage family holding companies, trusts, dedicated insurance policies and other segregation instruments. They allow business risk to be separated from personal assets, the governance of shared property to be clearly defined and long-term choices to be planned in advance, reducing the family wealth’s exposure to the dynamics of business activity.
Family pacts and succession planning
We handle family pacts (patti di famiglia), shareholders’ agreements among heirs, coordinated wills and succession-planning instruments. We focus on conflict prevention: shared choices, clear rules and a governance framework that explicitly defines “who does what” across family branches, generations and roles, anticipating difficult decisions before they become sources of tension.
Real estate, art advisory and valuable assets
Family wealth often takes the form of alternative assets: prestigious real estate, artworks, private collections, historical archives, investments in sports and media. We provide dedicated assistance to protect, transfer and enhance these assets — from due diligence to specialist contracts, from the succession planning of collections to relationships with galleries, auction houses, foundations and cultural institutions.
Wealth taxation, insurance solutions and international planning
In coordination with our Tax Department, we plan inheritance tax, intra-group flows, applicable tax regimes, fiscal residence and cross-border positions. For families with assets abroad or heirs residing in other jurisdictions, we build structures compliant with international rules, working with our network of leading correspondent firms in the main countries.
Mainini & Associati is a contemporary boutique firm with over 60 years of experience alongside Italian businesses and entrepreneurial families. We sit on the Board of Assolombarda Confindustria GGI and are part of its Family Business Group. We are not just lawyers: we are entrepreneurs ourselves, and we understand what it means to safeguard and grow wealth built over a lifetime.
