Succession lessons from King Lear
Over the coming decades thousands of family businesses will transfer to the next generation
The Five Big Risks for Family Offices
The numbers of family offices are increasing but so are their risks
Interview: Antje von Dewitz, CEO of Vaude
When the daughter of the outdoor wear brand's founder took over the business she decided to make it as…
Will family firms continue to dominate emerging markets?
At the moment up to 90% of businesses in some emerging markets are either founder or family owned
Family businesses and their role in the revolution
A French lawyer thinks that their collaborative nature means that family businesses are playing a leading…
News round-up: Wallenberg, Koch, Burkhard, Clark, Dejphon
The Wallenberg family ring the changes at Investor, the Koch brothers raise a billion for the 2016 elections,…
Anarchy, holacracy and family
Leaderless organisations are all the rage, but successful ones are few and far between
Henokiens: the world’s most exclusive club
If you're prepared to wait 200 years you just might just be able to gain membership to this group of…
Take l’affaire Bettencourt as a warning
If even the powerful matriarch of the L'Oreal dynasty can be preyed on it can happen to anybody
Niki Lauda’s lessons in risk-management
Modern business families have a huge variety of complex risks to cope with and evidence suggests that…
The House of Saud demonstrates how not to manage succession
The Saudis have broken every rule in the book, and the result is uncertainty
News round-up: Baxter, Aldi, Li Ka-Shing, Lotte, Cisneros, Turner
Ena Baxter, who turned Baxters soups into a global business, had died aged 90; also, Aldi heir wins art…