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...
FAMILIES IN FINANCE: Banking on Family – The Dao Story
Interview with Nelson D. Dao, President of the Board of Supervisory Directors at Bancaribe Curacao Bank
In 1926, N.D. Dao travelled from Lebanon to Venezuela to visit...
SPOTLIGHT: The Tan Family and the Strength of Unity
Interview with Sunny Tan, CFO and Executive Director of Luen Thai Holdings Ltd.
The Luen Thai Group celebrates its 50th birthday this year. The group’s...
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...
CHALHOUB GROUP – Entrepreneurial Drive and Sustainable Vision
Interview with Anthony Chalhoub and Patrick Chalhoub, Co-CEOs of Chalhoub Group
The Chalhoub Group values family, professionalism, and sustainability. As one of the leading luxury...
SPOTLIGHT: The Family Businesses of China – The Old and the New
Photo by Manuel Joseph from Pexels
Interview with David Chang Co-Founding Partner, G9 China Private Office Secretary General, China Family Office Association
China’s exponential economic growth...
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...
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...
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...
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...