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January 26, 2018

Bacardi buys Patron for $5.1 billion, Lidl slows US expansion, and C&A eyes China

Bacardi buys Patrón for $5.1 billion

Family-owned Bacardi is tapping into the growing popularity of tequila, buying premium brand Patrón.

The companies said in a statement tequila is one of the fastest-growing categories in the spirits industry, with “Patrón being the clear market leader in the super-premium segment”.

Wealth and purpose: Creating positive returns

September 20, 2017

After three decades of working as a fifth-generation member of the business that founded and still owns the C&A clothing retail chain, family entrepreneur Stephen Brenninkmeijer turned to impact investing. He discusses funding and supporting promising ventures with a social mission.

Beyond the Iron Curtain family business in Austria

March 1, 2007

Marc Smith talks with Bernward Brenninkmeyer, chairman of the Families in Business Conference, and Erwin Frasl, editor of Wirtschafts Blatt, about Austria’s ability to combine a long history of family business with a modern business environment

Marc Smith is deputy editor of Families in Business.

Located at the geographical heart of Europe, Austria is a good gauge of the shifting sands that make up the modern continent. On the one hand its borders with Italy and Germany reflect its historical and cultural clout, while on the other its borders with the emerging economies of Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia hint at a new, growing economy.

Family business in the Netherlands

April 1, 2003

A large number of Dutch family firms created in times of economic development now face succession issues, instigating a wave of research and education activities to help and support these firms

Albert Jan Thomassen is director of the Family Business Centre at Tias Business School and director of FBNed, the Dutch Association of Family Firms.

A large number of Dutch family firms created in times of economic development now face succession issues, instigating a wave of research and education activities to help and support these firms

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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