Finance

Family Capital's weekly look at the goings-ons in the world of family capital

Many family offices are committing more assets to the asset class

The deal is institutional in its significance

Is another single-family office converting to a multi-family office?

Their numbers are increasing by at least 10% a year, and their wealth by even more... 

Private equity is competing increasingly for private direct deals with family offices

Some big name families are making investments in the sector

So-called family blockholders are also more likely to be a problem

The agent-principal conflict can often be at its most pronounced with those big direct investments

There is growing awareness of the importance to European economies of family businesses

A prominent Silicon Valley investor is backing entrepreneurs looking to start companies that last 100…