
The Rehearsal Before the Show: The Value of Internships for Business Families
In many business families, there is little real discussion about whether a young family member should work in the company and if doing so is

In many business families, there is little real discussion about whether a young family member should work in the company and if doing so is

A family shareholders’ meeting. A cousin in her forties, who has held shares for almost twenty years and has never worked in the business, waits

As your leadership teams regroup for the final stretch of the year, and the complexities of governance and family dynamics are coming into sharper focus,

Building a family office is not simply a decision about where to place assets. It is a decision about how a family intends to organize, govern, and steward its wealth over time. Before deciding whether to build an SFO, join a Multi-Family Office (MFO), or use a hybrid model, owners must answer two foundational questions:
What do we actually need the structure to achieve? What structure best fits our needs?

About one-quarter of our work relates to family philanthropy, most often as part of a complex family enterprise or family office.

Many families have decided to formalize a Family Office to serve the financial and professional needs of family members.