It might also surprise you to learn that Lego, the largest toymaker in the world by sales and profits, is family-owned. This is the story of the Kirk Kristiansen family of Denmark…
We read recently (with great pleasure) a research report, The critical importance of private company governance, published by The David & Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation at the Rotman School of Management…
A recent article in the Financial Times highlighted an iconic Italian business family – Zegna, and it’s one we’re tracking closely…
December 2019 – Recent media coverage of ‘life on Mars’ has added further commentary to our original profile…
We share our own observations on the latest research into the importance of family businesses in Canada…
What are the common ingredients they all seem to share? Three overall themes catch our eye…
A fresh approach for business families to fund their inevitable tax liabilities in a more affordable way…
Far from a tool to avoid tax, they allow Canadian business owners to prudently plan for (and manage) their tax liabilities in an orderly manner…
Why do the heads of business families often spend more time choosing the next CEO of their company than they dedicate to selecting an executor for their estate?…
August 2019 – The incapacitation of Samsung chairman (and head of the Lee family empire) Lee Kun-hee has left the family to address a leadership transition far sooner than expected – and also face an enormous estate tax bill…