This week’s family/private investment office deals

Family Capital’s Deal of the Week involves a German family office committing further capital to a huge solar energy development. More details here. 

Real Estate

Beitel Group, a New York City-based investment office owned by the Beitel family, has bought Chestnut Ridge Apartments, a 384-unit apartment complex in Louisville, Kentucky, for an undisclosed amount. 

Private Equity

Apiary Capital, an investment group owned by Frank Investments, a UK-based multi-family office owned by the Sedgwick family, has invested in Access Creative College, an educational group. Apiary committed an undisclosed amount to the UK-based group. 

Unspecified Rounds

Pritzker Vlock Family Office, owned by Karen Pritzker and Michael Vlock, has invested in Biorez, a biotech group. Pritzker Vlock were among four investors committing $3.5 million to the New Haven-based group. 

Convertible Note

Straus Group, the private investment office of US healthcare and real estate investor Daniel Straus, and The Craftory, a UK investment group owned by Ernesto Schmitt and Elio Scet, has invested in Pharmapacks, an e-commerce healthcare group. Straus Group was one of five investors committing $40 million to the New York state-based group.  

Seed

Nader Group, a family-owned holding group owned by the Jordan-based Nader family, has invested in GrocerApp. Nader was one of seven investors committing $1 million in seed finance to the Pakistan-based group. 

Survam Partners, a family office owned by Suman Kant Munjal, a member of the family who owns the Indian manufacturer Hero, has invested in Blu Smart, an all-electric, shared, and smart mobility platform. Survam was one of eight investors committing  $7 million to the Indian-based group. 

Series A

Daher Capital, the family office of Lebanese investor Michel Daher, has invested in Optimize.health, a provider of digital healthcare. Daher was one of six investors committing $15.6 million to the Seattle-based group.

Series B

Tao Capital Partners, Nicholas Pritzker’s investment group, has invested in Ouster, which builds high-resolution lidar sensors for use in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and many other applications. Tao was one of three investors committing $42 million to the San Francisco-based group. 

Series D

Casdin Capital, Eli Casdin’s investment fund, has invested in Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a biotech group. Casdin was one of 15 investors committing $239 million to the Salt Lake City group. 

Baron Capital, an investment fund owned by New York financier Ron Baron, has invested in Zymergen, a San Francisco biotech group. Baron was one of six investors committing $300 million to Zymergen.