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Modified on Fri, 23 Jan at 3:23 PM

✨ Improved Ownership Charts in Entities

Understanding complex group structures can be challenging, especially when a company has many shareholders and subsidiaries. The Ownership Chart has been improved to make structures clearer, more compact, and easier to read — even for large corporate groups ⚖️.


☝ What Has Improved?

The updated layout focuses on clarity and readability, without changing your underlying data.

  • ✅ More compact and balanced charts
  • ✅ Better use of available space on screen and in exports
  • ✅ Clearer distinction between shareholders and subsidiaries
  • ✅ More consistent charts when entities have complex relationships

As a result, ownership charts are easier to understand at a glance and more suitable for reporting and sharing.


What You Will see

When you open an ownership chart in Entities:

  • ⭐ The central (root) company is clearly highlighted
  • ⭐ Shareholders are displayed above the company
  • ⭐ Subsidiaries are displayed below the company
  • ⭐ The overall structure feels less crowded and more readable

This applies whether you are consulting the chart on screen or exporting it for presentations, reports, or audits ✍.


✍ How the Chart Organizes Companies

The chart automatically organizes companies around a central entity:

  • Shareholders appear above the main company
  • Subsidiaries appear below the main company

When a company could logically appear on both sides, the system applies consistent rules to decide where it belongs, ensuring the chart remains stable and easy to interpret.


❓ Things to Know

  • This improvement affects only the visual layout of ownership charts.
  • Your company data and ownership links remain unchanged.
  • The layout adapts automatically — no action is required from users.

✨ Conclusion

The improved Ownership Chart layout in Entities makes corporate structures easier to read, share, and explain. With clearer separation between shareholders and subsidiaries and a more compact presentation, users gain faster insights into even the most complex group structures ⚡.

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