Situations / when structure is needed

The moments when conversation alone is not enough.

For business-owning families in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, House 28 structures the decision before events, people, and advisors move in different directions.

Three family-enterprise leaders inspect a furniture prototype in a workshop.
CONTEXT / 03

Operating context / family enterprise

01 / Situations

A

A founder wants options without losing operating control

Trigger: Growth capital, partial liquidity, or partner entry

Advisory work: Separate economic, voting, and management questions before choosing a structure.

B

The next generation is ready, but roles are still implicit

Trigger: Leadership handover or expanding family participation

Advisory work: Map mandate, readiness, review cadence, and the founder's continuing role.

C

Several advisors hold different parts of the answer

Trigger: Cross-border ownership, tax, legal, banking, or estate coordination

Advisory work: Create one decision record, assign dependencies, and preserve specialist boundaries.

D

A major event requires a sequence, not a single answer

Trigger: Sale preparation, dividend policy, relocation, or family settlement

Advisory work: Compare reversibility, timing, information needs, and decision authority.

An advisor passes a folded decision map to a founder in a quiet office.
A / ORIENT

Conversation / founder orientation

Control today / mandate next

Two generations. One record they can review together.

Decision axis
A family-enterprise group maps roles for a transition around a paper matrix.
B / ALIGN

Roles / succession sequence

Start with the situation, not a product.

The initial brief identifies context, horizon, the people who need alignment, and the materials already available. No personal details or asset values are required.

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