Schism emerges at big Norwegian family enterprise and investment office
The death of a patriarch or matriarch at a family business can often cause ruptures and disputes to emerge…
Family capital drives transformative nuclear technology
On the cusp of commercial viability, fourth-generation nuclear technology is being driven by family capital…
Pascal Levensohn – the go-to person for family offices and venture investment
California-based venture capital specialist Pascal Levensohn is one of the world’s most qualified individuals t…
UK family capital vs. US family capital
Recently, we wrote about Pearson, one of the UK great family businesses, or at least it was
Is family capital a theme at Davos?
The World Economic Forum might have appointed a new head of its family business community
A family business icon warns many old economy companies face oblivion
John Elkann, chairman of Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, reckons that not even the iconic Ferrari…
The SEC’s “accredited investors” proposal for family offices will further fuel private market investing
Last month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission released proposals to amend its so-called “accredited i…
The 2010s – the decade of the family/private investment office
As the 2010s draw to a close, commentators will write and talk about the big themes of the last ten years
Billionaires will solve climate change, not Extinction Rebellion
Environmental movement Extinction Rebellion won't solve climate change. Instead, Billionaires will
This is the country that attracts the most cross-border family office venture investment
Capital from families mostly stays at home. Even billionaire families keep most of their capital at home
Elon Musk’s family office has the best ever name…could it be a portal into another world?
Family offices don’t usually have interesting names. Most are called something “capital”. And
Is success for a single-family office conversion to a multi-family office?
How to measure success at a single-family office is a challenge