The world’s biggest family feud
Two of Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart's children have launched a legal case against her,…
Ferrari flotation makes it a thoroughly modern firm
The Agnelli family's decision to float the jewel in its crown, Ferrari, is a wise move and it will be…
To build a business, basic is best
Smartphones and apps might be all the rage, but if it is longevity you are looking for, then the building…
News: MV Agusta sells 25% stake to Mercedes
Giovanni Castiglioni, the head of the famous motorcycle company MV Agusta, has sold 25% of the business…
Hyundai folly hints at deeper malaise
Spending billions on a glitzy new HQ was a bad idea, but it is emblematic of the chaebols' blindness…
10 banks owned by families
Banks have a poor reputation these days for their short-termism and dodgy practices, but family banks…
Business school gets big family donation
Local firms have donated $1m to the school to promote family companies.
Private equity cements family ownership in the Gulf
Buyout firms are still doing deals in the Middle East, but they are very different to the leveraged buyouts…
The weird and wonderful world of family offices
Like investment banks before them, family offices have captured the imagination in this decade
The AstraZeneca deal is off? Not if the Wallenbergs get a say
A factor overlooked by many analysts of the pharma company's potential takeover is that the family who…
The Mittelstand is in rude health
Despite ongoing worries in the Eurozone, Germany's Mittelstand seems to be performing relatively well,…
News round-up: Chiquita, Luxottica, Rothschild, Hyundai, Primark
The future of the Chiquita banana business is still up in the air, as a family-controlled conglomerate…
The land of the rising son-in-law
The Japanese tradition of adopting sons-in-law to run family businesses is unique, but it seems to work