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Going Public as a Succession Strategy: Lessons for Advisors to Family-Run Businesses

WEEKLY EDITION • November 12, 2025

In this issue of FFI Practitioner, FFI Fellow Matthew Erskine examines the December 2024 Family Business Review article, “Why and How Do Family Firms Go Public? A Socioemotional Wealth Perspective of IPO.” He explores how the article’s findings can guide family enterprise advisors working with client families on succession planning.

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