Private equity has integrated itself into the fabric of the global economy, riding a near decade long run of unprecedented performance. Family offices have bet big during private equity’s ascent, allocating increasingly larger portions of their portfolios to PE. With few exceptions family offices...

The family office is an international enterprise, with many YPO families operating cross-border. This session will delve into the intricacies of working through multiple jurisdictions and cultures, the attendant legal considerations and solutions for families and their service providers to keep i...

Each year, YPO’s single-family office symposium typically meets in person each fall but, they have developed a virtual interactive series that delivers innovative thinking and actionable strategies, enabling attendees to reach a higher level of accomplishment based on the family office model.

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Statistics suggest that the high rate of family business failures in the transition process is less a factor of a poor business plan and more a function of conflict among the family stakeholders. Building a lasting family legacy through your business relies less on ”the business of the business” ...

The top 40 family businesses in China and Hong Kong jointly generated close to USD500 billion of revenue and created over USD 1.8 million of employment in 2018. There is also a growing investment interest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an economic powerhouse projected to r...

As family businesses grow, relationships and internal dynamics often start to become more complex, more difficult and in some cases, more fragmented. The family constitution can form the foundation of shared expectations and group decision making for stakeholders within the business.

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For a multi-generational family enterprise to succeed, it needs strategic planning to plot the course for success and more importantly, to know when it is failing.
Join the Global Family Business Network for the final YPO Live installment of the Revitalizing the Family Enterprise learning theme. ...

Listen-in to the first in a series of learning events from the Global Family Business Network themed around driving innovation and growth in the family business. Reinvent your family business with a step-by-step roadmap for stimulating, executing, measuring and rewarding innovation.
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Family businesses are complex entities where the roles of the family, management and ownership can be easily confused. Family governance provides a forum for constructive discussion, problem solving and making decisions about the family as it relates to the business, as well as how the business r...

Building on the successful YPO Live focusing on EY’s 7 Drivers in the Family Business in October 2021, we invite you to take a deeper dive into this tested, trusted framework that can help unlock your full potential and realize your ambition faster. With more than 100 years of experience supporti...

TRANSITION FROM FAMILY RUN TO PROFESSIONALLY RUN
Can a family business prosper without a family member at the helm? If you are considering the transition, learn how to revitalize your family business by working with professional management.
Join the Global Family Business Network and Jonathan Cry...

In the COVID-19 era, the only certainty is uncertainty. To navigate these uncertain times, taxable investors need to think differently. The keys to successful investing are not just what you earn, but also what you keep.\n Manage your family

Join the second in a series of learning events from the Global Family Business Network themed around navigating leadership succession in the family business. Making decisions within a family business can be incredibly difficult, especially since the implications can be huge not only for the futur...

In a recent survey conducted by Wilmington Trust, 47 percent of business owners over the age of 65 do not have a transition plan in place. That's a surprising number, especially when it concerns family businesses that have been nurtured through successive generations.

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Family businesses are complex entities where the roles of the family, management and ownership can be easily confused. Family governance provides a forum for constructive discussion, problem solving and making decisions about the family as it relates to the business, as well as how the business r...

Highly effective boards help create ownership alignment, consider the interests of all shareholders, inspire trust and family harmony and help ensure that strategies are put in place for the business to flourish in the present and in the long run.

How can independent directors positively affect...

Family enterprises face pivotal moments driven by changes in their business environment, crises within their business or crises within their family. Family leaders have a unique opportunity to take advantage of these moments to rethink their family enterprise, but only if they have the conditions...