Investment
Private equity is increasingly dependent on family capital
Two developments in the last week underline how family capital is increasingly influencing the private…
Human-enhancement technology, a blockchain security group…all the latest deals
A quiet week, given the Easter break, but several deals stood out, including a clean energy finance group…
AI’s steady takeover of capitalism, jobs, and family offices
Whether the elimination of jobs through AI achieves efficiency or distress in greater measure depends…
Family office buys super yacht maker
Family office principals are no strangers to super yachts; many own them.
Challenges to SpaceX gather pace, often backed by family offices
Eric Schmidt, former head of Alphabet, has rescued Relativity Space, one of a stream of rocket ventures,…
Clean energy, military healthcare…all the latest deals
Military tech and investment were a theme during the last week, and there were a couple of really big-ticket…
Family office deals grind to a halt so far this year
President Trump’s tariff policies are choking off a revival in activity forecast in the US edition…
A body care brand, a biomass startup…all the latest deals
The Trump-induced turmoil of last week didn’t dent private investments, which continued strong, although…
Family/principal investment groups involved in $8 billion of private market deals in the first quarter of the year
Family offices, family-backed funds and principal investment offices were involved in $7.
E-bikes, a Dutch family office, and one of the best art collections in Europe
A Dutch family office connected to one of Europe's largest private art collections has invested in a…
Walmart heir backs cybersecurity startup
Rob Walton has backed a $140 million fundraising at Aura, which provides online security to clients,…
A space station, fusion energy…all the latest deals
It was a quieter week in the deal world for family/principal investment groups, but nonetheless, some…
Death by firing squad, economic cycles, and winter is coming
Nikolai Kondratieff is a rare example of an economist whose research led to his death by firing squad.