New book underlines the importance of the family office sector
The growing importance of family offices in the world’s economy and their interactions are emphasized…
Profile: Polaris Founders Capital – powerhouses in venture capital, Flint and McGuire are now building their own family office
When it comes to the top people in venture investing, you don’t get much higher than Jon Flint and…
Family office quietly building up a huge portfolio of investments helped by the pandemic
Most billion-dollar-plus family offices have flourished during the pandemic as private and public asset…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Unspecified Rounds
Skabholmen Invest has invested in Doktor.se, a digital healthcare provider.
SPACs and private equity funds look to shake up Europe’s family businesses
Two deals in the last week involving European family business are precursors to the fate that awaits…
Family offices, a famous newspaper, and non-fungible tokens
Last year, the investment world knew little about non-fungible tokens.
Billionaire brothers through their family offices target fracking/petroleum assets
For the most part, billionaires targeting energy investing are investing in the clean part of it, but…
Why are some of Europe’s top family dynasties seeding a small startup?
Capital sometimes moves in mysterious ways like this recent investment in a little known Berlin startup…
Hong Kong authorities go all out to attract more family offices, but can it compete with Singapore?
Fearing Singapore is gaining the upper hand to attract family offices, Hong Kong has gone on the offensive…
News Briefs – Pritzker’s payday; Murdoch family office to raise fund; top 1% own 45 of total household wealth…
Pritzker family office gets big payday with hotel sale
A retail billionaire family and their many investment offices become big players in venture/real estate
The US-based Pritzkers probably have more investment offices than any other family in the world, but…