Business
It’s not uncommon for advisors to retain an individual with a family office background to reassure potential clients.
Could family managers outperform their non-family managers even in later-generation family businesses? Two pieces of research suggest yes, which goes against the conventional wisdom that later generations…
John D. Rockefeller is often cited as the founder of the first family office. Now, the university he founded has launched perhaps the biggest initiative in the sector to date
A subsidiary of one of Europe’s biggest family offices has quietly built one of the world’s biggest water companies in an impact-led investment strategy dear to the heart of its owner.
Investment
A recent deal by a New York City family office involving its investment in an Ohio-based recycling company illustrates how families with considerable wealth can reinvent themselves within a generation
It’s a sad fact that active managers fail to beat the index, over time. But Elias Nechachby has been on a twenty-year mission to show he can achieve precisely that - and bank his profits.
A busy week with AI and cleantech still very strong themes, but also some more unusual deals.
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Picus Capital has invested in terralayr, a renewable battery storage systems group.
One of New York City’s least-known multi-billion-dollar family offices, with a large portfolio of real estate and other investments, has bought a stake in a fast-growing Californian real estate group.
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Press Digest Tuesday, 29 October From the world of family capital
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The Wallenbergs start succession to sixth generation
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The Kushners’ Real Estate Empire Is Now Worth More Than Trump’s – Forbes
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The business magnates’ long goodbye: How the world’s richest people are planning their succession
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Philippine tycoon Manuel Pangilinan puts his money where his mouth is – Nikkei Asia
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Mack International Introduces Brian Adams as Partner of their Leadership Team Shaping …
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Market ‘convinced’ Trump will win, former Soros manager says
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Rise of a Titan: How Saurabh Gadgil transformed a family business into a billion-dollar brand
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Billionaire Stan Druckenmiller Has 21% of His Portfolio Invested in 2 Brilliant AI Stocks
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MyFO: $3.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming Family Office Management – Pulse 2.0
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Why family offices in Hong Kong are factoring philanthropy in to their investment portfolios
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Learning from The Firm
Bang in the heart of London’s Mayfair’s “family office zone” on the corner of Berkeley Square sits a …
The rise of the tiny family office – and what it says about society
For years, baby boomers have believed they live in a meritocracy where hard work leads to rewards
Ratan Tata was great…but was he a family business icon?
Ratan Tata was great - a great businessman, a great philanthropist…and a great lover of dogs (more o…
Billionaires and their immortality obsession underestimate the asphyxiation of society’s problem
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People
Family offices have often been heavy on investment and light on governance
One of Greece’s wealthiest women, through her family office, has bought a stake in a toll motorway outside of Athens.
Alexis du Roy de Blicquy is arguably better connected to family enterprises than anyone else in the world
Business
Growing interest in hedge funds among family offices has coincided with Family Office Social's decision to offer access to the AYU networking platform to its 500 members
White roads, the least used roads on Michelin road maps, inspired the branding of a family office and the investment philosophy of a food entrepreneur and his partner
A recent investment by three Norwegian family offices underlines the importance of the salmon industry for family dynasties in one of the wealthiest countries in the world
One of Europe’s wealthiest heiresses has set up a new investment office focusing on impact investing.
A billion-dollar-plus family office doesn’t necessarily have more investment expertise than a sub-billion-dollar family office, according to a new survey.
Campari Group CEO Matteo Fantacchiotti has resigned after less than six months in the job at the family-owned drinks business