Governance
When a family owner of a conglomerate faces prison is it right to praise family businesses?
The debate about creating more acceptable models of business will inevitably trundle on for many years…
Facing takeover? Make your family shareholding structure as complicated as possible
But complication can be indicative of differences among the family owners
The seven conditions for good succession
Family businesses that meet these conditions will transition better than the ones that don't
If you want to make money advising family businesses go to India
The big professional services companies and management consultants are benefiting the most
Minority shareholders are stifling innovation at family businesses
The findings won't encourage private equity groups
Happier family businesses are controlled by one family, not branches of them
As the number of shareholders increase, family businesses are more likely to be organised through branches…
Shareholder disputes often underline failed family businesses
Once lawyers are involved many of these disputes become almost impossible to unlock
Family businesses continue to win the reputation game
Three family-run businesses top the league table in a recent study on reputation, which backs up previous…
When succession is taken too serious, sometimes with lethal consequences
The Chinese custom of equal inheritance can sometimes cause difficult transitions at family businesses…
Do family offices have a role in improving corporate governance?
Big name family offices want better managed corporations - and are saying this publicly
Why big in family businesses isn’t always good
The trouble arises when family members only are interested in dividends...
The danger of running a family business as an investment
Owners can become like constitutional monarchs - wealthy and with the symbolism of ownership, but with…