Alexandra Sharpe

Deloitte expands family business offering with acquisition

November 18, 2014

The proliferation of entrepreneurialism around the world means the family business sector has massive growth potential, according to Deloitte, and the Big Four firm is positioning itself to further take advantage of this market.

It announced this month that it is acquiring UK family enterprise business Peter Leach & Partners. In a press release, Deloitte described the eponymous founder as the founding father of family business in the UK.

First and second-class ownership

October 25, 2011

Class distinction extends to company ownership with families ensuring they are upper class. But what does this mean for corporate governance at family businesses?

As one of the most successful football teams in the world, Manchester United is used to commanding headlines and courting the media. But when reports began emerging in August that the club would be floated on the Singapore stock exchange, no one at United was talking, not least the Glazers, the American family which bought the team in 2005.