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
The family office targets mid-market deals
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…