Inter-generational Transitions of Family Businesses using Private Equity: Lessons for China and Australia from Chinese Family-owned Enterprises in Singapore

• Main Authors: SEET, Pi Shen, GRAVES, Christopher, TAN, Wee Liang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Family business; Singapore; Chinese; Asian Studies; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4787; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5786/viewcontent/Inter_generational_transitions_FamilyBusiness_2016_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This chapter aims to address some of these research gaps by looking at family-owned SMEs (SMFEs). In particular, it examines the considerations of Chinese SMFES in Singapore when they engage with the private equity (PE) sector as part of the overall capital-raising and harvest strategy.