Texts by UMFO partners

Publications.

Family capital, governance, succession, family institutions, the long horizon.

Ліга.Блоги · Тетяна Гончаренко

The architecture of a family office for Ukrainian entrepreneurial families

A methodological framework for structuring capital, family and legacy during the war and EU integration: four archetypes of Ukrainian capital and four design questions — jurisdiction, governance, allocation, succession.

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Delo.ua · Олександра Нікітіна

The invisible inheritance: how not to lose a business’s real value in succession

Why intellectual, reputational and human capital — the “invisible inheritance” that never shows on the balance sheet — decides whether a business survives a generational handover, and why each must be transferred separately from corporate control.

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Ліга.Блоги · Тетяна Гончаренко

Digital sovereignty in the Ukrainian context: state, business, third sector

On the role of private capital in building digital independence, and where families fit into that picture.

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Ліга.Блоги · Тетяна Гончаренко

The inheritance paradox: why we don’t know what works

Why the experience of Western families with established capital does not scale to Ukrainian realities: four gaps you need to see.

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Mind.ua · Олександра Нікітіна

Foreign estate-planning instruments: a guide for Ukrainian business

Jurisdictions, foundations, trusts and other estate-planning structures for capital owners: when each instrument works.

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Економічна правда · Олександра Нікітіна

Inheritance without conflict: key instruments for distributing assets

How to avoid the typical conflicts when passing assets between generations. A step-by-step logic for business owners.

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Ліга.Блоги · Тетяна Гончаренко

Endowments in Ukraine: how universities and museums secure financial stability

The endowment structure as an instrument for long-term institutional funding, and a space for family philanthropy.

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NV · Оксана Гуляєва

Real estate, investment, preservation and management: on revitalisation and Ukrainian business

How a family office takes part in restoring cultural heritage and revitalising real estate during the war.

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Kyiv Post · Оксана Гуляєва

Family office in Ukraine: from the Tereshchenkos to today’s families

A look at the evolution of family business from the Tereshchenko dynasty to modern Ukrainian family offices. What we are reviving, and what we are building for the first time.

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In preparation · Оксана Гуляєва

The most valuable asset of a capital owner is not on the balance sheet

On the role of a partner in a family office, and why changes within a couple always change the capital.

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