I was thinking of a new asset protection strategy and wanted some opinions from fellow business people.
Company 1 - Holding corporation - Owns all realestate and other large assets.
Company 2 - Operating company - Leases assets from holding corporation.
Now I know this is standard corporate setup but I was wondering if having 2 or 3 shareholders / partners of the holding corporation (no one owning more than 49% of the shares) will add further asset protection in the case of one of the shareholder's having personal debt or other problems and their personal assets taken. From what I know, if they do not own 51% or more of the corporation, than the corporations assets cannot be touched. Hoping for some clarification or
