Family Business

Legacy in a bottle: Family-run alcobev firms look beyond bloodlines

An internship at Bacardi gave him an opportunity to closely study the global alcobev giant. It helped him crystallise his mission: to not just sell liquor, but to elevate it to an experience

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son gets control of media empire in $3.3 bn deal

The $3.3 billion settlement ends years of bitter family succession battle, dissolves the old Murdoch trust, and hands Lachlan sole power over Fox Corp and News Corp while siblings take cash exit

India Inc's family feuds serve as both cautionary tale and policy cue

India Inc needs a new social compact that balances family control and public interest to ensure market resilience and its own

India Inc faces a surge in family feuds amid succession planning vacuum

From the Ambanis to the Kapurs, unresolved succession plans and informal ownership structures are fuelling bitter family fights across India's corporate boardrooms

'Gen Next's preferences lean toward globally diversified portfolio'

While many first-gen entrepreneurs are now more intentional and strategic about succession, the movement from informal conversations to formal planning is still a gradual and ongoing process

India's Gen Z billionaires lose interest in legacy family businesses

Gen Z heirs of India's business families are increasingly opting out of legacy roles, choosing personal passions over boardrooms

Game Palacio, Snow World & More: Hospitality Secrets from a Pro

From Game Palacio to Formula Karting — Prasuk Jain shares how he built India’s new-age entertainment empire.

Indian family businesses trust heirs but succession trends are shifting

HSBC report finds 88 per cent of Indian entrepreneurs trust next-gen with wealth, but few heirs feel obligated to join family businesses as legacy meets modernity

Best of BS Opinion: How we manage change can turn the future around

Today's columnists assess change, and the various forms it takes - from Trump's flip-flops to changing the ideal of what a company should do, to the Indian cricket team's leadership churn

In Jagan Reddy-Sharmila family dispute, Vijayamma sides with daughter

YS Jagan Reddy and his sister Sharmila are embroiled in a multi-crore inheritance dispute, mother's support for daughter in open letter intensifies tussle

FY24 dividend income: Promoters and top business families beat govt

The government's dividend was, however, up 35 per cent year-on-year in FY24 from Rs 61,409 crore a year ago

Godfrey Phillips faces crisis over leadership dispute and board changes

Samir Modi says he would be willing to sell Godfrey Phillips if it could end the family feud arisen since the death of KK Modi in 2019

India's family-owned biz projected to drive 85% of GDP by 2047: McKinsey

From 2017 to 2022, FOBs outperformed non-family-owned businesses, reporting approximately 2.3% higher revenue growth

From bricks to stocks: Indian family houses take leap with new-found wealth

'Shift is driven by favourable valuations and the diminishing stigma associated with selling a family business'

Samir Modi accuses mother Bina of assault amid Rs 11k crore family feud

Godfrey Phillips family inheritance feud: Samir Modi has accused his mother, Bina Modi, her personal security officer, and others of causing him 'grievous hurt'

Impact of divisions in family businesses: Motivations and consequences

By embracing a proactive stance towards addressing emerging challenges, family conglomerates such as Godrej could potentially have emerged as global powerhouses

Behind the rise of India Inc's daughters

How the rise of nuclear families in business transformed succession

Murugappa Group resolves longstanding family dispute, strikes deal

Necessary transactions to take place within the next 90 days; no impact on listed entities

Business groups & their market power

Breaking up large business groups would create more problems than it solves. Rather, policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective

Global family offices upbeat on Indian startup ecosystem: Lakshmi Narayanan

Lakshmi Narayanan says ambitious valuation, transparency issues still a major challenge for investors in Indian startup sector