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May 31, 2023

A peer group of fellow next-gen leaders has always been valuable, says KPMG’s Mark Essex.

I was in Ironbridge recently in the Victorian Town, a living museum which brings to life what life was like at the beginning of the 20^th Century. My kids were particularly fascinated by the dentist. He explained how the poor, who couldn’t afford sugary sweets, would sell their healthy teeth to the rich who had rotted theirs.

“Daddy, do you believe him?”

FB Roundup: Sheikh Maktoum, Ben Francis, Sam Zell

May 30, 2023

In this week’s FB Roundup: Sheikh Maktoum opens the Dubai Centre for Family Businesses; Gymshark founder Ben Francis plans to open more physical stores; and tributes are paid to billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell.

Sheikh Maktoum opens the Dubai Centre for Family Businesses
As reported by Arabian Business, Dubai Chambers has launched the Dubai Centre for Family Businesses in the United Arab Emirates city.

Agile Minds: How enterprising families evolve

May 25, 2023

KPMG Private Enterprise and Women in Family Business (WiFB) have come together to showcase the incredible achievements and innovation that women enable and lead in multigenerational businesses and wealth, and to contribute to their shared goal of creating a more gender-balanced conversation around the family enterprise.

Introducing the medical device that is a “game changer” in the future of digital health

May 24, 2023

The traditional stethoscope has not been improved upon for more than 200 years, but now M3DICINE, an innovative MedTech firm is introducing game-changing devices (according to the Mayo Clinic) that could see healthcare professionals forever shifting how vital sign examinations are done.

The traditional stethoscope has not been improved upon for more than 200 years, but now M3DICINE, an innovative MedTech firm is introducing game-changing devices (according to the Mayo Clinic) that could see healthcare professionals forever shifting how vital sign examinations are done.

How family businesses are guiding the sustainability journey

May 22, 2023

Andrea Calabro, academic director of the STEP Project Global Consortium, discusses the aims of the New Global Report (produced in association with KPMG Private Enterprise) and the future landscape of sustainability in business…

In the New Global Report from KPMG Private Enterprise and the STEP Project Global Consortium, a spotlight is put on how family businesses have made sustainability an integral component within their business models.

Bill Campbell: The great gift of philanthropy

May 22, 2023

The renowned businessman and chair of The End Fund describes how philanthropy opened his mind and heart and drove him and his family to help create significant change.

Throughout a long and distinguished business and investing career, William I. Campbell has lent his comprehensive business experience to a diverse group of major public companies – serving as chairman of Visa International, chief executive officer (CEO) of Citigroup’s Global Consumer Business and senior advisor to the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, to name just a few.

FB Roundup: SP Hinduja, Grifols family, Carlos Slim

May 22, 2023

In this week’s FB Roundup, tributes are paid to SP Hinduja, the head of Britain's richest family; Spain's Grifols ends family leadership as new CEO is named; and Carlos Slim buys a stake in a Mexican oilfield.

Tributes paid to SP Hinduja, the head of Britain's richest family
SP [Srichand Parmanand] Hinduja, the billionaire leader of the Hinduja Group conglomerate and head of Britain's richest family has died at the age of 87.

Described as a “visionary titan of industry and business”, the hugely successful businessman “passed away peacefully”, according to a family spokesperson.

Wealth transfer planning: Branching out, building up, giving back

May 18, 2023

KPMG Private Enterprise’s Global Family Business Tax Monitor 2023 compares the vastly different tax implications of transferring the family business through gifting during the owners’ lifetime (including on retirement) and through inheritance across 57 countries, territories and jurisdictions worldwide.

For many family businesses, sustaining prosperity for the long run depends on how well they plan transfers of business assets and family wealth from one generation to the next.Beyond the emotional concerns, these transfers entail, tax, legal and a host of other issues come into play. Today, these issues are multiplying as the pandemic lingers, geopolitical tensions run high, recession looms and technology opens opportunities for new business models and ways of doing business.

Is day zero investing the future of venture capital?

May 17, 2023

Fridtjof Berge, co-founder of global investor Antler, discusses why getting in on the ground floor can reap dividends for family offices.

FB Roundup: George Osborne, Austin Russell, Sir James Dyson

May 16, 2023

In this week’s FB Roundup, George Osborne joins Agnellis family's investment firm; Austin Russell gains control of Forbes Global Media Holdings; and Sir James Dyson warns against a “crippling shortage” of UK engineers.

George Osborne joins Agnellis family's investment firm
Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and fund manager James Anderson have been hired by the Agnellis, one of Italy’s richest families, to run their new £2.4 billion firm, Lingotto Investment Management.