A family office bet on Venezuelan debt pays off spectacularly
It took longer than expected, but Lee Robinson’s Altana Wealth has just seen a gain of 70% on an investment…
Family-run shipping group backs autonomous vessel technology
In recent years, family offices have invested in a stream of ventures backing self-driving cars and drones.
Cambridge Associates say family offices need to brace for a long, slow decline in private equity valuations
Family offices should seek resilience during a downturn, but stand ready to take advantage of opportunities…
Nordic family enterprises clean up with fast electric battery charger
Nordic family enterprises are poised to collect a windfall from Skeleton Technologies of Estonia, which…
Many family offices are struggling with highly illiquid portfolios
Their pain has been deferred, but investors in private equity are braced for bad news following the rise…
Why do wealthy families love football when the sport’s shares underperform cash?
Despite its past glories, Italian football club Juventus has not been the finest investment for the Agnelli…
The PPC deal shows families are still doing deals against a background of gloom
Pritzker Private Capital has defied the gloom around the M&A market to acquire Sugar Foods Corporation,…
Metropolis, cutting-edge technology, and family offices
AI applications are still a hot ticket, and few are hotter than Metropolis, which has won funding from…
Family offices move to an institutional mindset with performance-related pay
Family offices are hiking performance-related pay to their executives as their exposure to alternatives…
The Getty dynasty, AI, and family offices
The Getty family is making a bid to hang onto revenues from marketing its library images through AI strategies,…
Spin-offs, family businesses, and investors’ desire for big companies
Over the years, a rich mix of investment bankers, management consultants and activists have tried to…
Newly set up family offices, share offices, CEO, and investments
Two family offices set up earlier this year are sharing offices and management in an effort to streamline…
Oil sector is increasingly reliant on family capital
Family offices are returning to the oil and gas sector, to help fill a shortage of capital caused by…