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From Family Legacy to Global Growth Investing: A Conversation with Frédéric de Mévius

Family Legacy | 15 June 2026

Executive Summary

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Frédéric reflects on the principles that have helped his family remain connected across nine generations, including mutual respect, partnership and a shared commitment to building strong businesses.
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The episode explores how family wealth can evolve beyond a single core asset through disciplined reinvestment, sector focus and long-term investment platforms.
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Frédéric discusses his approach to backing proven businesses in climate technology, health technology and other high-growth sectors, while maintaining a clear focus on commercial returns.

How can a family business remain connected across nine generations and more than 400 years of change?

In this episode of the GloryHouse Podcast, GloryHouse Founder and CEO Garth Hu speaks with Frédéric de Mévius about family governance, diversification and the evolution of a long-established business family into a global investment platform.

Frédéric explains how mutual respect, partnership and a shared commitment to building strong businesses helped the family remain aligned. The conversation follows its shift from a concentrated brewing heritage toward diversified, professionally managed investments.

The episode also explores long-term growth investing, founder partnerships and opportunities in climate technology, health technology and other expanding sectors. Frédéric emphasises that sustainability themes must still be supported by clear commercial returns and disciplined investment judgment.

For business families, the conversation offers a practical perspective on renewing wealth across generations: preserve the values that hold a family together, while allowing capital, governance and investment structures to evolve.

About Frédéric de Mévius

Frédéric de Mévius is an entrepreneur and investor from a Belgian business family with more than 400 years of commercial history. He has helped build long-term investment platforms focused on growth businesses and global opportunities.

About the GloryHouse Podcast

GloryHouse Wealth Management produces the GloryHouse Podcast for high-net-worth families, business owners and globally connected families, exploring family governance, succession, entrepreneurship and global investment.

Disclaimer

This video has been prepared by GloryHouse Wealth Management Pty Ltd (ACN 690 671 606), Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR) of GloryHouse Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 690 671 553, AFSL 700198). The content in this video is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal or tax advice. This material is intended solely for wholesale clients as defined under section 761G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and is not intended for retail clients. Any views expressed are general in nature and do not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. All investments involve risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.