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We support you, your family, your business and your investments, to grow a more valuable enterprise, navigate disruptions and manage successful generational transitions.
What successful family enterprises do well is create value. Constantly. Generation after generation. They innovate and adapt at pace and at scale. They leverage the very disruptions that initially cause uncertainty into opportunities. With a nod to their heritage, they keep their eyes to the future and on the legacy they want to pass on to the next generation of leaders and to society.
As trusted advisors to most of the world’s largest 500 family enterprises, we are ready to support your family legacy.
Through the EY Family Enterprise DNA Model, we support the family enterprise to focus on four strategic drivers for long-term success: business growth, company capitalization, generational transition, and stakeholder liquidity. It’s built on experience drawn from over 100 years working with family enterprises like yours.
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How the world’s 500 largest family businesses build and sustain value
The 2025 EY and University of St.Gallen Global 500 Family Business Index ranks the world’s largest family businesses. Read more.
12 Mar 2025
Lauri Oinaala
Helping the next generation sustain an entrepreneurial spirit
The Rigby Group brought EY teams on board to optimize their “buy and build” strategy and expand their global leadership in technology. Learn more.
22 Apr 2024
How Baterias Moura enabled success through succession
Family Enterprise case study: How Baterias Moura enabled success through succession. Learn more.
03 Oct 2024
Robert (Bobby) Stover, Jr.
How single family offices are balancing tradition and transformation
As the role of single family offices evolves, how will they manage regulation, risk, technology, governance and strategy? Learn more from our research.
11 May 2022
EY Global
How nextgen decision-makers can meet tomorrow’s challenges
Next generation family enterprise leaders can bring value to the board. Learn more.
11 Apr 2022
Lauri Oinaala
How family enterprises are embracing sustainability
Family enterprises play their role in the global sustainability agenda.
13 Dec 2021
EY Global
How the world’s largest family businesses are proving their resilience
The 2021 EY and University of St. Gallen Family Business Index tracks the world’s largest family enterprises. Read the key insights.
14 Sep 2021
EY Global
How to secure your legacy with a family office
Successful family offices seek to grow and preserve wealth as well as address issues of succession, governance and taxes.
13 Aug 2021
Desmond Teo
How an IPO can strengthen family businesses for generations to come
EY Private Perspectives: family businesses should consider opening doors to new sources of capital in order to build a long-lasting legacy.
25 Mar 2021
Dr. Martin Steinbach
How EY can help
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The EY Family Enterprise DNA Model pinpoints the key areas of focus for family enterprise leaders to achieve their personal and business ambitions.
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Our family office professionals can help you evaluate best practices of leading family offices to support the family’s vision and legacy. Find out more.
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Our private client tax services team can help you maintain your business and personal goals while achieving full reporting compliance. Learn more.
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Our 7 Drivers of Growth framework can help your business successfully execute your growth strategy over the long term. Find out how.
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