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Brazil

March 22, 2011

Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau, controlled by descendants of the founding family, announced on 21 March that it plans to sell shares worth around $2.5 billion to fund its investment plans for the "next few years".

The biggest steel company in Latin America said that it will raise money for investment through a primary and a secondary offering of both voting and non-voting shares. The sale, scheduled to happen on 23 March, will see around 70 million voting new shares and over 200 million non-voting shares put up for sale.

Emerging markets woo luxury carmaker

March 10, 2011

Sports carmaker Ferrari, 90% controlled by the Agnelli family's Fiat, has announced it will begin selling its cars in India following an agreement with India's luxury retail company, the Shreyans Group.

Latest issue of Campden FB now available

May 13, 2010

The latest issue of Campden FB, the magazine dedicated to large, global multigenerational family businesses, is now available

The latest issue of Campden FB, the magazine dedicated to large, global multigenerational family businesses, is now available. Read the issue in full here

Brazil's retail families: Striving to keep firms in family hands

May 4, 2010

Brazil’s largest family-owned retail businesses have become acquisition targets for multinational players. Rodrigo Amaral spoke exclusively to three key families to find out how they plan to keep their companies in family hands

Brazil's largest family-owned retail businesses have become acquisition targets for multinational players. Rodrigo Amaral spoke exclusively to three key families to find out how they plan to keep their companies in family hands.

Latin America: “Si señora” Ladies take the family business lead

November 1, 2007

The gender gap in Latin America is still fairly large, but it is becoming increasingly common for a woman to run the family business. Jane Simms looks at the attitude towards working women in Latin America and those who have made it to the top

Jane Simms is a freelance journalist based in the UK.

Polar opposites on common ground

January 1, 2003

This year’s FBN conference saw the biggest attendance in its 13-year history, with delegates from 30 countries. While the largest single delegation came from Finland, some countries, such as Brazil, showed up in record numbers. Despite being at opposite ends of the earth, both the Finns and Brazilians came to the same conclusion: the FBN conference is well worth attending and no matter where you live, family business issues are the same the world over

Krista Elo-Pärssinen is communications consultant at Eurofacts Oy, a Finnish public affairs and communications agency operating in the Baltic Sea region.

Renata Bernhoeft-Urbasch is a second generation owner and partner in Bernhoeft Consultaria, and is also a family therapist.

Family business in Brazil

April 1, 2002

To succeed in business and be able to compete with the government and foreign investment, family businesses in Brazil need to concentrate on modernisation and educating future generations

Family business has played a prominent role in Brazil from the 16th century to the present day. However, privatisation and globalisation have seriously affected the success and overall prevalence of family businesses.

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