What Clients Have Experienced Working with Akar Counsel

"We came to Akar Counsel when our family was trying to work out governance for the second generation taking on leadership. It was a sensitive situation — there were different views within the family, and we needed someone who could hold space for that complexity without pushing us towards a predetermined outcome. Razif and his team did exactly that."

"Our board had operated informally for many years, which worked when the company was smaller. The governance review gave us a clear picture of where our gaps were and practical recommendations for addressing them. The process took the full twelve weeks as described, and I think that was the right pace — it needed that time."

"My father built the business over forty years. When it became time to hand over to my brother and me, there was a lot of unspoken tension about how that would work. Akar Counsel helped us have conversations we had been avoiding and put structures around what we agreed. It was not easy work, but it was worthwhile."

"What I valued most was that Lim Pei Yee actually took time to understand how our business had functioned historically before suggesting any changes. A lot of consultants arrive with a template and try to fit your company into it. This was different — the recommendations made sense for us specifically."

"We engaged Akar Counsel for the Generational Transition Advisory. The fee was accessible and the process was well-structured. If I had one comment, it would be that the early phases could benefit from a slightly faster pace — but the overall output was solid and gave us a workable plan we have been using since."

"The Family Business Counsel engagement was the most substantive advisory work our organisation has done in years. The process surfaced issues we had been managing around rather than addressing. The team was patient when conversations became difficult, and the final documentation gave us something genuinely usable."