The prince who is News Corp’s kingmaker
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who owns a large chunk of News Corp, failed to back Rupert Murdoch during…
Samsung heir stamps his identity on the business
Lee Jae-yong is quickly making changes at Samsung, now that it seems certain that he has taken the reins…
Maersk: heroes of stakeholder capitalism
You could hardly ask for a clearer example of long-termism than the one that just came out of the Maersk…
Eugenio Re Rebaudengo and the art of business
Eugenio Re Rebaudengo, the son of art collector Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and her industrialist husband…
Why pasta plus tumble-driers equals a happy family
That way you get exposure to many sectors and geographies, and hopefully the family can live off profits…
News round-up: Low, Lauder, Yoo, Murdoch, Dolan
Hong Kong's Low family donates $25m to a UN media service;
Family office offers access to family members
A decades-old multi-family office owned by one of Australia's most famous business families is to offer…
Shared heritage drives British builder’s acquisition
UK construction group Wates Group has acquired another family-owned building business, the third-generation…
The News Corp rebels are right (but not for the reason they think)
Shareholders in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp have rebelled over the company's controversial dual-class…
Family businesses love the Buffett way
Warren Buffett has a penchant for family businesses, and the culture of Berkshire Hathaway seems to fit…
Why family conglomerates are still thriving
Economists might find them hard to fathom, but there are good reasons that business families in Asia…
Is Soros’ Spanish deal the start of a new strategy?
Hedge fund billionaire George Soros' interest in a Spanish construction business raises and intriguing…
Families have created the African boom
Western investors are looking for the next big thing in Africa, but as always it is families who have…