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Turkey’s Ciner family abandons plan to float on FTSEIt was expected to breathe life into the ailing Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE), indeed to be the first initial public offering of the year, but for the second time in two years, Turkey’s Ciner family has abandoned plans to list...

In the latest in a series of articles for CampdenFB, experienced family office professional Giles Graves explains why the next generation needs to get out and see the world.I have now travelled in 50 countries and lived in nine.

There is limited data to inform the public tax debate on the contribution of family businesses in the UK. Corporation tax is the most visible when it comes to financial reporting and regulation, but many other business taxes are paid.

Last week we looked at the first two pitfalls that Single-Family Offices (SFO) need to avoid, specifically the mistake of prioritising individuals over objectives and neglecting to create a mission statement.

Ambani family considers stake in Lord’s 100 The family of Mukesh Ambani is in talks to take a stake in the team that plays at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. It is to do so via its sports arm Indiawin Sports.

Despite being born and raised in Houston, Texas, Leila Zakhem holds close to her Iranian roots, with an ardent belief in the strength of family and the power of education – and the impact of combining the two.It’s with this surety of support, knowledge and experience, that this driven Next Gen is...

Melinda French Gates to step down from Gates FoundationMelinda French Gates, the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has said that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.On the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, she said that he last day of work would...

Lung scarring pushed Robyn Mair and Monika Scott to create eco-friendly Mint Cleaning Products in Ucluelet, Vancouver Island

Agnelli family takes a 15% stake in PhilipsItaly’s billionaire Agnelli family has acquired a 15% stake in Dutch conglomerate Philips in a deal worth up to €2.6 billion. Exor, the Agnelli family’s investment firm, shepherded the agreement, further marking a turnaround in the healthcare and...

Tributes paid to former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed Mohamed Al Fayed, the Egyptian-born former owner of London’s Harrods department store, the Ritz Hotel in Paris and Fulham football club, has died at the age of 94.“Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her...

Tributes paid to Australian property developer Lang WalkerThe family of billionaire Sydney property developer Lang Walker have led tributes following his passing at the age of 78.Hailing Walker as a “devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather” and “visionary” who shaped postwar Australia...

Giorgio Armani hints at new leadership once he steps down from fashion empireAhead of his 90th birthday, iconic Italian designer Giorgio Armani has dropped hints about a change of leadership at his fashion empire once he’s no longer in charge.Having famously fought for decades to keep the Giorgio...

Bernard Arnault’s sons join him on LVMH boardAlexandre and Frédéric Arnault have been voted onto the board of luxury goods empire LVMH, joining their father, the current world’s richest man, Bernard Arnault.The move further cements the family’s control of the French multinational with four of...

The second-gen leader of leading Indian property developer Brigade Group, Nirupa Shankar has been a driving force in the firm’s growth and expansion since she first came on board 14 years ago.Always with one eye on the future, she set up Asia’s first real estate accelerator, Brigade Real Estate...

Business owners should know which of their heirs would want to take over the business. “Your plans should consider every scenario, for example if you have three children and only one or two would like to take over the business, how will you still provide for equitable distribution for the next generation,”

There Are Lots of Ways to Get Started Over the years since I had my calling to do this work with families, I’ve sought out and even created peer groups where colleagues come together to discuss particular cases they’re involved with professionally. The way that one family handles the work of transitioning their business or […]

Sometimes Less Really Is More This week we’re looking at a topic that’s actually pretty common with family enterprises, but that most people don’t like to discuss. We’ll get into some tricky areas where family members all work together, and even though that can be great when it works well, when it causes problems, those […]

Carl-Clemens Veltins sues his sisters for a share of their family’s German brewing dynastyCarl-Clemens Veltins, the son of a German brewing dynasty, is suing his sisters Susanne and Frauke after claiming their mother “tricked him into signing away his inheritance the morning after his ‘boozy’ 18th...

So Many Families Think They’re Alone Recently I realized that there’s something I do a lot of, which is telling families (and individual family members) that what they’re experiencing is not unique to them. The best word to describe this is “normalizing”, and it’s really growing on me.  Despite the fact that the word is […]

Irrational Fear Gets in the Way of Progress More often than not, families try to avoid conflict at all cost. For reasons that most of us can easily relate to, it makes sense to try to keep the peace with our relatives. Unfortunately, especially in cases where we either work with family members or own […]

Many Families Include Someone Who Blocks the View This week happens to involve a confluence of events that are pretty rare, and we’re going to see how I can turn this all into something useful and entertaining. As I write this, I’m on vacation, which isn’t common, and I’ve managed to leave 98% of my […]

Explore how the steady growth and potential of family businesses across the globe are predicted to significantly contribute to the global economy.

Video: We convened a panel of women to talk about their lived experience taking the reins of their family business. This is Part 3

Wealth builders often neglect to share experiences with their families, tales that could bring them together and help build a legacy