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Top of the class: Best schools for next gens

June 2, 2017

The best way of making one’s children hold on to one’s fortune is to educate them well so that they can manage their responsibilities. David Turner looks at 10 highly regarded schools

The best way of making one’s children hold on to one’s fortune is to educate them well so that they can manage their responsibilities. David Turner looks at 10 highly regarded schools

Cathedral & John Connon School | India

Indian family businesses accelerate overseas investments

August 10, 2011

Growing confidence among Indian family businesses to be able to compete with the best in the world has accelerated their investments abroad, according to Kavil Ramachandran of the Indian School of Business.

The Thomas Schmidheiny Chair Professor of Family Business and Wealth Management told CampdenFB that overseas acquisitions and investments is a rising trend.

Family to "succeed" in the Godrej clan

April 13, 2011

Adi Godrej, chairman of India's family-controlled Godrej Group, said that a family member will succeed him whenever he decides to step down, according to India's The Economic Times.

Adi Godrej, chairman of India's family-controlled Godrej Group, said that a family member will succeed him whenever he decides to step down, according to India's The Economic Times.

At a conference, third-generation Godrej revealed that he expected someone from the family to succeed him and said that it could also be a woman.

India: change is constant

April 27, 2009

Gavin Knight meets Adi Godrej to discuss how the venerable Godrej Group is mixing tradition and innovation within a modern Indian family business setting

India has mainly been in the news for its upwardly mobile economic growth rate over the last decade, which has been driven by a large number of the country's family-controlled multinational companies. However, age-old concerns over corporate governance in these businesses were brought to the fore this January when a family business scandal hit the headlines.

Revealed: India's richest families

November 14, 2008

Some of India’s most affluent families have dominated the list of the country’s 40 most wealthy individuals.

Some of India's most affluent families have dominated the list of the country's 40 most wealthy individuals. Topping the Forbes list, with an estimated fortune of $20.8 billion, is Mukesh Ambani (pictured). His brother Anil, with whom he has an infamously turbulent relationship, came third with a fortune of $12.5 billion.

Second on the list is Lakshmi Mittal, head of steel giant ArcelorMittal. Despite a tough few months for his company, Mittal is still worth an estimated $20.5 billion.

Asia: Polar opposites

September 1, 2006

Indian family businesses are some of the most optimistic in the world, while UK family family businesses are the least. Anuj Chande, Vishesh Chandiok and Howard Hackney take a close look at what the future holds for family businesses in each country

Anuj Chande is an International Business Partner at Grant Thornton UK; Vishesh Chandiok is Country Director International Business at Grant Thornton India; Howard Hackney is Head of Family Business at Grant Thornton UK.