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Deal-chasing global family offices call for bespoke international professional services

January 17, 2022

Resources for bespoke wealth management and responsible governance strategies are in growing demand from restructuring family offices in their pursuit of new investment opportunities in new markets.

Resources for bespoke wealth management and responsible governance strategies are in growing demand from restructuring family offices in their pursuit of new investment opportunities in new markets.

Digital millennials at legacy family businesses can follow Maersk rescue

February 21, 2019

Millennials in the board room are best placed to embrace the digital revolution at their legacy family businesses, a family business expert says.

Millennials in the board room are best placed to embrace the digital revolution at their legacy family businesses, a family business expert says.

The world’s far-reaching technological shift was a factor in the break-up of the 115-year-old Danish family-owned business Maersk, according to Professor Philippe Pelé-Clamour (pictured), HEC Paris adjunct professor specialised in executive education.

Demand for bespoke structuring popular among ultra-wealthy

June 28, 2017

What are the attitudes of the Middle East and Far East ultra-wealthy at the coalface of financial services? James Campbell, newly appointed partner in Ogier's Jersey private client and trusts team, looks at trends within the international private client space.

Why is bespoke structuring on the rise?

Dogan family wins court victory after relinquishing executive positions

February 2, 2010

Turkey’s Dogan family, owners of one of the country's biggest conglomerates, has won a small victory after a court revoked part of a huge set of tax fines against the media arm of its empire.

Turkey's Dogan family, owners of one of the country's biggest conglomerates, has won a small victory after a court revoked part of a huge set of tax fines against the media arm of its empire.

Tax inspectors alleged that Dogan Yayin Holding AS had falsified the sale date of a 25% stake in the group's TV unit to Axel Springer AG of Germany. The court has now cancelled a fine worth 772.5 million Turkish lire ($516 million).

Avoid unnecessary restructuring

November 12, 2009

Ownership restructuring seems to be the current buzzword with several prominent Indian business families, however over fragmentation of family companies can do more harm than good, warns Kavil Ramachandran

Ownership restructuring seems to be the current buzzword with several prominent Indian business families. The Essel Group, a major player in the entertainment space, has just completed restructuring that aligns ownership of each business with the family member currently managing it. The fifth generation of Kirloskar Group has also announced a restructuring that aims to facilitate increased identity of ownership for individual family units.

Reshaping – not retiring

September 1, 2006

Tom Davidow is founder and principal of Thomas D Davidow & Associates. Dr. Davidow has more than 20 years of experience working with family controlled enterprises. He is based in Brookline, MA.