Family Business
On Saturday, November 14, IESE will host the second edition of the Legacy & Future Family Business Conference, organized by the MBA Family Business Club. With a cross-generational focus, the event will bring together family business leaders, investors, experts and MBA students from across Europe to discuss succession, corporate governance, family offices and strategies for…
Family Business
Author: Jon Martínez Echezárraga Visiting professor at IESE Business School and a professor at ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes in Chile, where he also leads the Center for Business Families. Pedro is a third-generation member of a family-owned firm founded by his grandfather. He lost his job 10 months ago, and his mother,…
Leadership and People Management
Last Sunday, Brazilians returned Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency with just over 51% of the vote, against 48% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. It was the first time since direct elections returned in 1989 that a candidate who lost the first round went on to win the runoff. Markets were caught off guard:…
Family Business
For many business families, a family office takes shape before anyone calls it one. Dividends accumulate, a division is sold and the family holding company builds a portfolio beyond its stake in the operating business. Eventually, that wealth requires its own resources, people and decisions. Pontegadea offers a well-known example. Created in 2001 to reinvest…
