2018 Global family business tax monitor
KPMG Enterprise’s Global family business tax monitor examines main differences (locations,…) in 65 countries, regions and jurisdictions and how they can influence the successful transition of family businesses from one generation to the next. The monitor highlights also the effects tax can have on the transfer of a business worth EUR10 million to family members — […]
A Novel Structure for Famiy Companies seeking Outside Capital
Ottobock’s case shows an interesting and possibly highly effective way for a family business to go about bringing in outside capital, keeping majority family ownership, but rewarding minority investors like private equity funds/family offices .
UK Sector Report
The new UK Family Business Sector Report, produced by Oxford Economics for the Institute for Family Business (IFB) Research Foundation, reveals that family businesses’ gross value added contribution to UK GDP has increased by £100 billion since 2010 – to £519 billion – meaning family firms now generate a quarter of UK GDP.
The Innovative Power Of Family Firms
Adi Gaskell, a contibutor for Forbes argues that new studies are breaking the stereotypes about family businesses. There is evidence that family businesses are more innovative and productive than many would think.
The Innovative Power Of Family Firms
Adi Gaskell, a contributor for Forbes, argues that
EFB meets President Tajani
On the 27th of February, the Executive Committee of EFB met with the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani. The meeting was a chance for the members of the Executive Committee to thank the President for his consistent support of the family business sector and to highlight some of the still pressing issues for the […]
EFB Position Paper on SME Listing
Do we need to encourage more family SMEs to list or are there better ways of injecting capital into a business? In response to the Commission’s consultation on building a proportionate regulatory environment to support SME listing, EFB lays out its recommendations on what family businesses need.
Family Firms and Listing: Opportunities for Public Capital Markets
The global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, published a report into family businesses, investigating the opportunities and challenges for family firms when considering public equity as a source of funding.
FBs in the News:The Need for a Family Business Index to Monitor the Global Economy
FamCap’s David Bain argues that a family business index needs to be constructed in order to provide us with an accurate depiction the global economy.
FBs in the News: The pros and cons of IPOs in Family Businesses
Ian Smith writes about the benefits and the risks facing family businesses who choose Initial Public Offering as a source of finance