A private equity firm may not seem the natural partner for your family business, but taking on external investment doesn't have to mean losing all control.
Families have been the foundations of some of the world's greatest businesses. GrowthBusiness talks to five successful companies which have drawn strength from family ties while remaining open to fresh ideas.
The business world is littered with examples of relatives working together successfully, but how do family members avoid unfair favouritism while also preventing parental power struggles and keeping sibling rivalry out of the boardroom? GrowthBusiness talks to the leaders of growing family businesses to find out.
Edinburgh-based Dunedin Capital Partners is on the verge of acquiring rival buyout business Sand Aire Private Equity (SAPE), a specialist investor in owner-managed and family-run businesses.
