Investment
Inflation – it’s only going up says family office CIO; buy protection now with inflation swaps
Robert Sears saw how boom can suddenly turn to bust when he was associate at investment bank Merrill…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Private Equity
Eldridge has invested in Accelerant, an insurance platform
The Indian steel dynasty, Bill Gates, carbon capture, and cheap jet fuel
Carbon capture venture LanzaTech is studying its IPO options following a decision by the Mittal family,…
Gold in 2022: “will reclaim its title as a haven for newly-minted billionaires”
Central banks have resisted the lure of bitcoin and lifted their gold reserves to levels not seen since…
Family offices want to by-pass wealth advisers with new wave of trading platforms
Family offices and their advisers are flocking to platforms run by iCapital Network and its peers which…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Real Estate
Beitel Group and The Scharf Group have invested in multifamily accommodation in the US
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Unspecified Rounds
Verlinvest has invested in Pedego Electric Bikes, a manufacturer of electric bikes
The digital asset craze and the links with the late 90s dot-com boom
A record $30 billion of venture capital flooded into digital assets this year, adding momentum to an…
Vertical farming, family dynasties, and the vagaries of food tech
The Bonnier family of Sweden is standing up for vertical farms by participating in a $200 million fundraising…
Some family offices are looking closer at emerging markets, particularly in private markets
This year brought little cheer to stocks in the MSCI emerging markets index, down - 4
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Unspecified Rounds
Sofina has invested in SellerX, a business development platform
Investment office of the year – and four honourable mentions
Moore Strategic Ventures, Louis Bacon's venture investing group, is Family Capital's Investment Office…