Germany
Are Germany’s revered family businesses beginning to fail?
The pulse of the German economy is taken almost daily - and it’s often depressing.
Setting up a family office? Be prepared to have your ego deflated
A new book attempts to highlight some of the potential pitfalls of setting up a family office - and how…
There are more family businesses up for sale than many think
Private equity take note - if a family business moving to next gen control doesn't have a succession…
Many people inherit nothing, some an entire company
Passing on a business to the next generation is likely to have greater tax implications in the years…
Five things Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell’s life can teach businesses
He was among the greatest advocates of all the best aspects of family businesses
Can Germany’s family businesses absorb a million refugees?
Refugees don't have the required skills and the only way they will gain them is with a massive subsidy…
This little story is big for German family businesses
The fate of a maker of christmas nutcrackers could be a harbinger to much bigger difficulties for German…
The VW scandal isn’t good for German family businesses, many face takeover
Chinese businesses are waiting in the background to buy their technology
Five things we can learn from Johanna Quandt
Her understated approach to BMW and her family was crucial to the success of the family business
An uncle/nephew dispute like no other
The lawyers look to be the biggest beneficiaries of an ongoing dispute between uncle and nephew for control…
Mittelstand confidence grows
Germany's all important family businesses still believe that their products are the best in the world,…
Four ways to balance family and business aims
Leadership style and communication are the keys to good family business culture, which in turn tend to…