Family offices are all the rage, with their numbers expected to grow by 75% by 2030. But are they so good for the wealth of those who set them up? Not always, as in the case of Bill Gates’s fortune shows.
Business
A billion-dollar-plus family office doesn’t necessarily have more investment expertise than a sub-billion-dollar family office, according to a new survey.
Pierre and Pam Omidyar’s investment office, Omydiar Network, has sharply cut back on its startup investments, reflecting the overall slowdown in family capital venture capital commitments.
In the intricate world of family office management, where finances are complex and decisions are crucial, not having correct and timely information when it is required can be both frustrating and damaging
Cracks are showing in the investment strategies used by family offices, and their advisors. They are set to widen
Investment
Two European family business dynasties have backed a solar power startup as European demand for solar energy proliferates
Some very big cheques were signed over the last week as family/principal investment offices returned from their summer holidays eager to do deals
Digital mortgage service provider Valon Technologies, backed by Adam Neumann’s family office, has raised nearly $70 million, to take its total haul to $167 million.
As expected, deal flow slowed down in the last week of August and into early September due to holidays in the US
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