Bouyges vs financial capitalism
The big business news story this week in France was family-owned Bouygues rejecting a bid for its telecoms…
News: Comcast, Samsung, de Agostini, Illy, Walmart
The founder of Comcast has died;
L’Oreal success defined by being family owned
Despite the fact that the family that controls L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics group in terms…
How Paul Drechsler can help British family businesses
The new head of the UK's most powerful business lobby is a huge advocate of family businesses.
Five octogenarian family business leaders still going strong
Succession experts say that business leaders should hand over power in their sixties.
When the adopted son takes the business
A fight between the patriarch of a 100-year-old conglomerate and an adopted son has blown up, and gone…
Murdoch moves mask the family’s weakness
They may hold a lot of senior positions, but since their main ally sold his shares the Murdochs' control…
Family finance just lost a big beast
After a flirtation with Rothschild and Rupert, Bill Winters has re-crossed the floor to big finance,…
Plastic people and a solution to the Piketty problem
The patriarch of Playmobil recently died, and left the entire business to a foundation.
Interview: Ghassan Nuqul on governance and growth
Great governance has helped Nuqul become one of the Middle East's most successful family businesses.
5 family firms that reinvented themselves
Innovation is the key to longevity, as proved by the story of the billionaire Norwegian nail-maker who…
Malta to bring in family business act
Legislation will make the island the first EU state to clarify the rights and responsibilities of owners.
Reluctance to be rated is hurting Gulf conglomerates
A lack of disclosure and transparency at Middle East groups means that getting access to credit is difficult.