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Westerkirk Capital
Family Office: Westerkirk Capital
Based: Victoria, Canada
Website: www.westerkirkcapital.com
Like father like son – two private investment offices of sons of top investors make waves
In life, it helps to have a headstart.
Why the wealth boom in Asia doesn’t lead to many more family offices
The boom in wealth in Asian financial hotspots like Hong Kong should be leading to a corresponding boom…
This week’s family investment deals
Deals
EQT Ventures, a Stockholm-based venture group with close links to the Wallenberg family;
Top US family office appoints new CIO
Pohlad Companies, the family investment group of the Pohlad family, has appointed Elizabeth Lilly as…
Crypto pioneer sets up family office
Niklas Nikolajsen, the founder of Bitcoin Suisse, a crypto-financial broker and service provider, has…
Some new thoughts on crypto/blockchain investing for family offices
The ICO craze, which really exploded in 2017, has significantly cooled down this year.
This week’s family investment deals
Kingdom Holding Company, the investment group controlled by Saudi investor Alwaleed Bin Talal, was the…
Drinks heir invests in high-tech spirits startup
Matthew Bronfman, an heir to the Seagram drinks fortune, is backing a drinks group called Next Century…
Why this private investment office is thinking about backing the next big social media platform
Tech entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel has hinted that his private investment office Thiel Capital…
Family office buys bank to lend to SMEs
Obotritia Capital, a private investment group owned by German property developer, Rolf Elgeti, has bought…
Russian private investment groups continue to back UK telecoms group
Truphone, a global mobile network provider based in London, has managed to obtain another round of funding…