El Family Office como órgano de control de financiamiento de las empresas familiares

Abstract

This paper is intended for families who, having set up family companies, have millions of dollars and who have been suggested, through a Family Council, to establish a Family Office in order to have a better control over the financing of their companies and to distinguish eith clarity what is the family business’ assets and what is the family’s assets. This institution aims at family businesses with capital exceeding 100 million US dollars and serves as an investment mechanism for large projects where efforts will be made to preserve the financial assets in order to protect future generations.