A Swedish CEO, 100-year-old Japanese family business, and the practise of mukoyōshi
In Japanese terms, a 100-year-old family business isn’t that old, given that some of its family enterprises g…
Austin Avuru – building an African family office
Avuru shed light on his journey in creating a family office at a recent family business conference in…
French family office co-invests with family holding group in biomanufacturing startup
A group of investors, including a French family office, a family-owned holding group, and an investment…
Biotech, AI, and clean energy remain as popular as ever for family office investors…all the latest deals
This week's main themes were a big cleantech investment ($400 million) involving two investment offices…
The FamCap 25 Academic Influencers – Nominate Now
Family Capital is compiling a new list of the 25 Top Academics in the world of family enterprises
Bass family-backed investment group behind big data centre deal
An investment group backed by billionaire Robert Bass, along with ICONIQ Capital, has sold a fast-growing…
John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago, and family offices
John D. Rockefeller is often cited as the founder of the first family office
Family/principal offices continue to invest in generative AI platforms…all the latest deals
Three family offices backed one of the latest hyped-up AI platforms, and one of Germany’s biggest family o…
A cyclist’s desire for “white roads” creates dynamic family office portfolio
White roads, the least used roads on Michelin road maps, inspired the branding of a family office and…
Fusion energy attracts family/principal investors, and three family offices invest in food processing group…all the latest deals
A slower week for deals, but highlights included two different fusion energy investments and food-tech/processing…
Former banker at the World Bank, EBRD appointed to lead family’s investment office efforts; takes board position
Hired last year to lead a newly established family office, the CEO has just taken a seat on the board…
Family holding and investment group appoints former Rothschild Family Office manager, top private markets specialist
One of the UK’s biggest family-holding and investment groups appoints a senior private markets specialist t…