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The New Economy family office upstages the Old Economy family office
A new family office model has emerged and it’s rapidly setting the scene for the sector in the 21st c…
The Agnelli family, an Italian family office, and the latest quest for clean energy – thorium
The Agnelli family has given its blessing to a ground-breaking Anglo-Italian nuclear power venture led…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Unspecified Rounds
Hearst Ventures has invested in The Plum Guide, a hotel and travel guide
Family offices like venture but many get burnt in the process
Venture capital deals backed by family offices are growing in number, as they gain confidence to tackle…
A 100-year-old family business, private equity and back to family ownership
A 100-year-plus family business that sold out to private equity a year ago has reverted back to family…
Rather than using a bank, billionaires could consider buying one – there are several available in Switzerland
Existential risks are multiplying in the wake of the pandemic and family offices need to take precautions,…
UK family office wants to co-invest with other family offices in convertible loan opportunities
A family office run by David Toplas, a UK entrepreneur, is seeking family offices prepared to co-invest…
This week’s family/private investment office deals
Real Estate
German family offices buy London building for re-development. More details here
German biotech billionaires behind London club redevelopment deal
A family office connected to German biotech entrepreneurs has bought a building in central London for…
Billionaire Kamprad brothers back insurtech/fintech ventures
Hedvig, a Swedish insurer, is the latest in a stream of new ventures offering clients easy terms, and…
Yes, SPACs have taken a tumble, but family offices continue to back them
The SPAC boom of the last two years might have eased in the face of regulatory scrutiny, but family offices…
The family office perspective on cleantech as energy prices go through the roof
Sorting out climate change seemed difficult, but not impossible, twenty years ago
A family office bets big on the blockchain rather than cryptocurrencies
A family office owned by hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen has spent the summer betting on blockchain,…