Tag Archive: Family Office

Rich Are Troubled By Family Office Disclosures, Standards

Oprah Winfrey, the famed and vastly wealthy US TV personality, has chosen to have her fortune managed by a private financial adviser. Going back to the origins of the “family office,” started by John D. Rockefeller in the late 1800s, That is a system where wealth managers handle only a single client or family. ...

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Suntory’s Survival As Family Company No Tragedy

Merger negotiations between Kirin and the smaller, family-owned Suntory, Japan competitors in the beer and beverage business, have broken off, apparently permanently. The parties ultimately disagreed on the share ratio and the extent of the role that the ...

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Family-Controlled Company Prevails In Merger

As I predicted only a few days ago, a Japan family-controlled company has prevailed in its demands for a key control position in a merger with a much larger firm. Suntory Holdings and ...

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