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
US bond market is losing its strategic footing – what does that mean for family offices?
Following a sudden drop in the price of US Treasuries, US banks are sitting on unrealised bond losses…
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…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
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Perot Jain has invested in Cecilian Partners, a real estate software group
Swiss family investment group co-invests with Leonardo DiCaprio in luxury watch group
A recently set up Swiss family-backed investment group has invested alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in a…
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…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
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Schütz Family Office has invested in Shopstory, an e-commerce company.
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…
Walton mother and son heirs plough more money into sustainable investments
Members of the world’s wealthiest family continue to invest in sustainable development with two new i…