Family Holding Company (Delaware)

By Delaware Business Team • September 16, 2025 • 7 min read

A Delaware family holding company centralizes ownership of operating companies and assets (e.g., real estate, IP, investments) while enabling governance, succession, and risk separation.

Benefits

• Segregate risk between operations and assets.
• Enable generational transfers with clear governance.
• Centralize decision‑making for shared family assets.

Common Structure

Parent Delaware LLC (or corporation) as the holding company; operating LLCs beneath it. Consider a trust to hold the parent for estate planning.

Delaware Notes

• Maintain registered agent and timely franchise tax.
• Use Operating Agreements to define voting, distributions, and buy‑sell terms.
• Formalize intercompany service, IP, and lease agreements.

General information only, not legal or tax advice.