Family Institutions - Orchestrating the Family Company

Family Institutions - Orchestrating the Family Company

FAMILIES IN FINANCE: My Grandfather’s Briefcase - Story of the Meghraj Group

FAMILIES IN FINANCE: My Grandfather’s Briefcase – Story of the Meghraj Group

Interview with Binoy Meghraj, Executive Vice Chairman of Meghraj Group Nearly one hundred years ago, Meghji Pethraj Shah left his homeland of India for East...
SPECIAL FEATURE: Family Institutions - The Realities of Implementation

SPECIAL FEATURE: Family Institutions – The Realities of Implementation

Interview with Sanaa Abouzaid, MENA Corporate Governance Lead, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Family institutions are all very well in theory. We understand their benefits and...
SPECIAL FEATURE: 3 Family Institution Case Studies

SPECIAL FEATURE: 3 Family Institution Case Studies

There are as many solutions as there are family businesses when it comes to chosing the right family institutions. The following anonymous cases are...
SPECIAL FEATURE: Family Institutions - An Opportunity for the Future

Family Institutions – An Opportunity for the Future

By Farida F. El Agamy, Attorney-at-Law, General Manager of Tharawat Family Business Forum Anyone who is part of a family business knows how addressing important...
FEATURES: Obegi Group - Maintaining Family Values

Obegi Group – Maintaining Family Values

The Obegi Group is one of a few family businesses in the region that can call themselves centenarian. The four-hundred-year Ottoman Empire had entered...
EDUCATION: Building Scientific Foundations in the Family Business Field

EDUCATION: Building Scientific Foundations in the Family Business Field

Interview with Prof. Mattias Nordqvist, CeFEO, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden Located in the south of Sweden is the Centre for Family Enterprise and Ownership...
FEATURES: Nurol Holding - Visions of a Turkish Family Enterprise

Nurol Holding – Visions of a Turkish Family Enterprise

Interview with Ceyda Carmikli, Nurol REIT, Turkey The Carmikli family has been in business for as long as they can all remember. Eyüp Sabri Carmikli...
EDUCATION: What’s in a Name? FFI

What’s in a Name? FFI

By Judy Green, President, FFI While the topic of family business has recently received attention, just a few decades ago only a handful of organisations...
WAQF: Sustainable Benefits for the Ages - Alkhabeer Capital

WAQF: Sustainable Benefits for the Ages – Alkhabeer Capital

ADVERTORIAL: Interview with Ammar A. Shata, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Alkhabeer Capital The Islamic Waqf (endowment) structure is a leading form of...
KNOWLEDGE: From Traditional to Blended Cultures: How Family Enterprises Manage Transitions Across Generations

From Traditional to Blended Cultures: How Family Enterprises Manage Transitions Across Generations

By Prof. Dennis T. Jaffe and Dr. James Grubman Every business family has a unique character. Yet, each family business springs forth from a cultural...