10 Swedish family businesses to watch
Sweden's two best-known family businesses are IKEA and H&M, but there are many more in all kinds of industries.
Lessons from Swedish family firms
Sweden is home to a multitude of excellent mid-market family-owned firms, many of them unknown outside…
10 facts about IKEA
It has arguably had more impact on the way that more people live than any other business, and the firm…
The tragedy of Espirito Santo? It was as bad as other banks
Portuguese bank Espirito Santo, which collapsed in the summer, is now being investigated for money-laundering.
An African business coming your way
European firms are all over Africa, looking for investments that will help them profit from the Sub-Saharan…
Murata: when boring is brilliant
It might not be the stuff to get then on the front of glossy magazines, but Japanese firm Murata, which…
Ana Botin and the Goldilocks point
The new head of Santander might have ruffled some feathers with her changes to the board, but jettisoning…
News: Rockefeller, Gutsche, Lee, Walton, Slim
The Rockefellers have left their iconic home in New York after decades;
Family heads call for a European Mittelstand
A panel of top family business heads speaking at a conference in Berlin have called for reform of Europe’s…
Family businesses outpace listed sector in job creation
Figures from Germany prove once again that family firms are better able to weather economic storms than…
Chancellor Merkel explains why family business is moral
Chancellor Angela Merkel explained in a speech at the EFB conference in Berlin why family business is…
Are private equity investments really a play on equities?
Many people wouldn’t dream of investing in the stock markets at the moment because they look frothy,…
Germany’s mega families dominate rich list
A new list of Germany’s 500 wealthiest individuals and families reveals to what extent the country's…