Succession
The oldies running businesses aren’t going quietly
Despite all the best-practice advisors and case studies, there will always be messy successions, especially…
Is succession planning irrelevant?
A new way at looking at succession at family businesses might be more relevant to the sector as it evolves…
Old age, leadership and succession
Demographic trends suggests leaders of businesses, particularly family ones, are likely to be in their…
Hollywood gets family business – with all its blood and gore
These three films should be required viewing for those connected to the world of family businesses
Five top findings from a family business survey
Despite continuing concerns about the health of many European economies, family businesses in the region…
This is the most beautiful film ever about a family business – please watch
Often it takes a creative edge to say what really matters - this film about a family business is no exception…
Most families have no desire to pass the business on
If succession isn't handled well it could undermine global economic growth
Five octogenarian family business leaders still going strong
Succession experts say that business leaders should hand over power in their sixties
When the adopted son takes the business
A fight between the patriarch of a 100-year-old conglomerate and an adopted son has blown up, and gone…
Murdoch moves mask the family’s weakness
They may hold a lot of senior positions, but since their main ally sold his shares the Murdochs' control…
ViewPoint: 4 challenges for Chinese family businesses
Almost all businesses in China started in the past 30 years, and many are still founder-owned
The rise of the blended family business
A Thyssen investment vehicle has purchased 60% of Italy's Petrovalves, creating a strange new sort of…