Multi-family offices consolidate, single-family offices multiply
Things are changing in the world of family offices.
China – five family businesses to watch
Before 1990, most of China's many family-owned firms were wiped out, appropriated by the state.
Ex-Hermes CEO Thomas talks Piketty, politics – and succession
Patrick Thomas spent his entire career at family-owned firms, including Pernod Ricard, where he became…
Jaffa Cakes have become a Turkish delight
Turkey's Ulker family have bought the firm that makes British biscuits such as Jaffa Cakes and Hobnobs,…
Rocco Forte’s Italian deal is a China play
British hotelier Sir Rocco Forte has entered into a deal with the Italian government to open hotels in…
Safras gobble up the Gherkin
The property arm of the Safras, a Brazilian banking dynasty, has bought iconic London office building…
Fleming merger raises an apples and oranges conundrum
Family-owned bank Fleming has joined forces with multi-family office Stonehage, the latest in a series…
Small town, big family business – Sweden’s Kinnarps
It might not be a household name, but Sweden's Kinnarps is one of Europe's biggest furniture makers.
Five family firms that sold to Chinese investors
Europeans are often gloomy about their economy, but Chinese firms are on the lookout for businesses there,…
Five very public family offices
Most family offices are private, but a small handful are incredibly well-known.
German firm shows how to get entrepreneurship right
When the fourth-generation member of a German accounting firm set up his own travel business he might…
The Candy brothers’ newspaper bid is not totally crazy
They are best-known for developing some of London's most expensive property, so the rumour that the Candy…
London fambiz consultancy bought by Deloitte
The business services group has bought Peter Leach & Partners, a London-based family business consultancy,…