UK family office sees opportunities in high-interest rate environment, seeks outside family capital

As the French farmers have shown, you won’t get communities to like green initiatives if you disrupt their lifestyles and leave them out of pocket when interest rates are rising.

Scottish family office Souter Investments has invested in Amey, one of the best-known brands in the UK construction sector, as part of a syndicate that bought the business from family business Ferrovial

John Berthinussen, co-managing director of private equity-focused Souter Investments, concedes the going could get tougher over the coming months following a rise in inflation, hikes in interest rates,…