Finance
When William Salomon died, so did family finance
Bankers are not as hated as they were in the aftermath of the financial crisis, but they are still few…
An African business coming your way
European firms are all over Africa, looking for investments that will help them profit from the Sub-Saharan…
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, t…
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…
Multi-family offices consolidate, single-family offices multiply
Things are changing in the world of family offices
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…
Five very public family offices
Most family offices are private, but a small handful are incredibly well-known
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…
Germany’s family firms are in rude health
A number of reports show that Germany's Mittelstand is performing better than non-family firms.
Proof that private equity can work for families
The received wisdom is that short-termist private equity and long-termist family businesses can never…
Families lead ethical investing charge
The Rothschild family's decision to move out of fossil fuel investments is typical of a new generation…
Banco Espirito Santo’s unholy mess
The collapsed Portuguese bank was a victim of "diworsification", a superficial spreading of risk that…