James Beech

Editor

James Beech is the Editor for CampdenFB, its website CampdenFB.com and its social network. He is a qualified and internationally experienced multimedia journalist with a career in daily and weekly newspapers, consumer and financial magazines, plus video production, digital journalism and public relations.

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FB Roundup: Ferrero, Lotte Group, and William Grant and Sons

Ferrero family’s $714 million Nestle sweet tooth, succession battle fears after Lotte Group founder’s death, and William Grant and Sons toast whisky sales growth and investments.

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How families can make positive impact investments and get results

As leading business leaders, politicians, academics and philanthropists descend on Davos for the World Economic Forum this week, impact investing may well be discussed as part of their discussions on sustainability.

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Philanthropists save their legacy but the next generation saves the world

Traditional billionaire philanthropists say they want to give back to society, but saving the world is falling to the next generation of ultra-wealth holders, a new Campden Wealth report reveals.

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What can succession planning families learn from Prince Harry’s ‘Megxit?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step down as senior royals and split their time between the United Kingdom and Canada holds a number of implications for business dynasties, and for the role of the “spare” in the “heir and spare” scenario during succession, family experts say.

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FB Roundup: James Murdoch, Musgrave Group and Henkel

Next gen James Murdoch’s burning rift with father’s media empire, revamped Musgrave Group snaps up drinks distributor and the World Economic Forum hails Henkel as frontrunner in the fourth industrial revolution.

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Institut auf dem Rosenberg makes next-gens top of the class

Institut auf dem Rosenberg is one of the leading international boarding schools for boys and girls aged 6-19 years. Owned and run by the Gademann family, Bernhard Gademann, the fourth-generation headmaster, explains how their elite facility gives the young family business leaders of tomorrow the edge in a competitive world.

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China’s billionaires enthusiastically adopt family offices to preserve wealth

China’s billionaire business families are setting up their own family offices at a phenomenal rate as ageing principals shift their priorities from wealth creation to preservation and succession.

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FB Roundup: Pentland Group, Deichmann and Georges Duboeuf

Pentland consolidates global Speedo portfolio ahead of Olympics, Heinrich Deichmann on family-funded growth and philanthropy, and family succeeds Georges Duboeuf, France’s “pope of Beaujolais”.

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The big shifts in family office succession and recruitment for 2020

Effective communication between generations is essential for family business longevity and succession, and it’s never too late for families to start, says Ron LaVelle, a trusted adviser to ultra-wealthy families in the Bay area at Seiler LLP.

LaVelle tells CampdenFB how families can get the basics right, from professionalising the family business and setting up the family office, to hiring and keeping the right people.

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FB Roundup: JAB Holding, Estee Lauder and Electrolux

Reimann family’s JAB Holding blends coffee brands, Lauder family fortunes rise as empire grows, Wallenberg family’s Electrolux makes white goods go green.

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