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Roundtable Discussion

Succession: the view from the Middle East

September 1, 2007

Families in Business chaired a roundtable meeting at Campden’s Families in Business conference in Bahrain to get a Middle Eastern perspective on transferring the family business from one generation to the next

Families in Business chaired a roundtable meeting at Campden's Families in Business conference in Bahrain to get a Middle Eastern perspective on transferring the family business from one generation to the next

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Jawad Y Al Hawaj is general manager, Al Hawaj & Sons, Bahrain.

Farouk Yousuf Almoayyed is chairman, Almoayyed & Sons, Bahrain.

Expert advice from the real estate professionals

September 1, 2007

Families in Business chaired a roundtable meeting at the Families in Business real estate conference in London to discuss the current state of global real estate – how, where and when to achieve maximum returns

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Javier de Muguiro is the founder of Achievers Capital, a multifamily office based in Spain.

The US: Heading for the exit - selling the family business

July 1, 2007

Families in Business held a roundtable meeting at the Families in Business
conference in Chicago to discuss how family members can prepare, plan and
execute the sale of the family business and the opportunites they may face afterwards

Families in Business held a roundtable meeting at the Families in Business conference in Chicago to discuss how family members can prepare, plan and execute the sale of the family business and the opportunites they may face afterwards

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Alternative investments: daring to be different

May 1, 2007

Families in Business chaired a roundtable discussion at Campden’s Family Alternative Investment Conference to discuss whether now is a good time for families to purchase AIs, the growing impact of green investments and the asset classes to look out for

Families in Business chaired a roundtable discussion at Campden's Family Alternative Investment Conference to discuss whether now is a good time for families to purchase AIs, the growing impact of green investments and the asset classes to look out for.

Is now a good time to purchase alternative investments and, if so, why?

Family wealth: a matter of trust

March 1, 2007

Families in Business chaired a roundtable discussion at Campden’s Family Wealth Management Conference to discuss recent trends and developments in trust laws, and the effect on both family offices and families of wealth

There have been a number of changes to trust laws recently, in particular to inheritance tax in the UK. How important are these and what impact have they had?

Keeping it in the family

January 1, 2007

Families in Business chaired a roundtable discussion at Campden’s European Family Office Conference to discuss how business families are preparing their next generation to manage the family wealth

Families in Business chaired a roundtable discussion at Campden's European Family Office Conference to discuss how business families are preparing their next generation to manage the family wealth

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Edward Allanby is a partner at Leman Management Ltd, a multi-family office based in Bermuda.

Merial Curier is vice-president of family services and wealth education for a single-family office in the US.

Wealth preservation or maximisation?

July 1, 2006

In the fourth of an occasional series, Melanie Stern chairs a roundtable discussion at Campden’s Family Investment Workshop in Lausanne on whether family offices are more interested in preserving wealth, or maximising it – and how they fulfil their mandate

In the fourth of an occasional series, Melanie Stern chairs a roundtable discussion at Campden's Family Investment Workshop in Lausanne on whether family offices are more interested in preserving wealth, or maximising it – and how they fulfil their mandate

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Gero Bauknecht is manager and executive board member of Beekay Family Office, a single family office in Zurich.

The value of family

May 1, 2006

As part of an occasional series, Families in Business chairs a roundtable discussion at Campden’s Families in Business Conference on the importance of values in family business

As part of an occasional series, Families in Business chairs a roundtable discussion at Campden's Families in Business Conference on the importance of values in family business

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Patrick Peyton is a non-family member who leads Despatch Industries' family office as well as their operating companies. The family firm is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been in existence for 140 years.

Organised funds means organised family

January 1, 2006

As part of an occasional series, Melanie Stern chairs a roundtable discussion at Campden’s Family Office Conference on the pertinent issues for family offices in 2006 and beyond

As part of an occasional series, Melanie Stern chairs a roundtable discussion at Campden's Family Office Conference on the pertinent issues for family offices in 2006 and beyond

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Mike Orr is vice president and CFO of SEB Management, a single family office in Victoria, Canada and president of GlenRoss PTC Holdings Inc, the trustee company for the Brydson family trusts. He is originally from the UK.

Family business success and the case for private equity solutions

May 1, 2005

In the first of an occasional series, Melanie Stern pilots a discussion with business families to examine how they view the private equity world. She finds perceptions are changing and the benefits are flagged up – but doubts linger about its role in business

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