Private trust companies (PTCs) have always had a powerful role to play in the context of structuring to protect and preserve family wealth, and that role has only strengthened as familiarity with the different forms and use cases for private trust companies has grown on the international stage. A consideration of whether to establish a PTC in an increasingly regulated (and tumultuous) world continues to give rise to many questions: What benefits can it offer? How will it be structured? Who can safely control it? Where should it be domiciled? All of these pertinent questions, and more, are discussed in detail in the second edition of this specialist text published by Globe Law and Business.

In his introduction, consulting editor Todd D Mayo TEP notes that the world has changed remarkably since the original text was commissioned: