Persons of the Week: Kwek Leng Beng and Sherman Kwek – an eruption of a family feud
Most family dynasty feuds are kept secret and never make the headlines.
What happens to a family dynasty after a $2.9 billion liquidity event?
This week, one of Switzerland’s wealthiest family dynasties just made $2.
Persons of the Week: The 12 wine-making dynasties championing family enterprises
On the eve of awarding their international prize for family business excellence, 12 wine-making dynasties…
Venture-focused family offices cut back massively on startup commitment
As tech layoffs accelerate, a further ominous sign for the sector is that family offices that were most…
Family offices and their principals need to push for a moratorium on superintelligence
Could The Terminator be the most prophetic film ever made?
Family offices prove crucial in $1 billion-plus AI semiconductor IPO
One of the biggest IPOs of the new year was made possible by funding from a group of family offices,…
US dynastic money and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper
From the Vanderbilts to the newly minted US billionaires buying up premier league football teams, wealthy…
The family offices most exposed to the AI/super chip shock
All investors will be affected by the DeepSeek shock, and most family office chief investment officers…
Family office takes stake in iconic 21 Michelin star restaurant group
A European family office has bought a minority stake in a famous hospitality group that owns 33 restaurants…
Person of the Week: François Pinault
François Pinault, the founder of the French family-owned luxury holding group Kering, is often overlooked…
Person of the Week: Dame Margaret Barbour
Are women better managers of family businesses? Well, Dame Margaret Barbour thinks so.
It’s too difficult to make money out of AI, says billionaire family office principal
A serial entrepreneur who made his fortune in gambling reckons it’s too difficult to make money in…
Deal of the Year: Families come together for fashion alternative
There were many great deals in 2024, but one that stands out because of the number of family dynasties…