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.

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.