Private Equity

Family Offices

Family office looks to the mid-market for GP stakes opportunities

While many larger-cap PE firms have already sold stakes, mid-market private equity is ripe with opportunity.

3 min read · 22 October 2020

Why this US family office is turning GP

North Carolina-based McGeever Family Office is seeking up to $75m for its debut vehicle focused on backing the commercialisation efforts of US medical devices and diagnostics companies.

4 min read · 17 September 2020

Pritzker's Carbone sees ideal moment for family capital

Carbone says family capital's flexibility and patience may be appealing to family- and founder-owned businesses facing headwinds due to covid.

4 min read · 05 August 2020

One-fifth of family offices lose faith in PE’s ability to outperform – report

The proportion of family offices intending to increase their direct PE activity also nearly halved during the pandemic, a study by UBS has found.

2 min read · 16 July 2020

HarbourVest emerges as lead investor in $1.5bn DeVos family office deal

The deal is one of the largest on the market in the pandemic downturn, which has stopped most secondaries deal activity as buyers and sellers look for more clarity on private equity valuations.

2 min read · 10 July 2020

New Octavian vehicle seeks synergy between PE firms, family offices

CEO Richard Hurowitz says the idea for a vehicle backed by family office investors and working on a deal-by-deal basis with top private equity funds "developed organically."

2 min read · 02 July 2020

Family office Sandaire looks closer to home for deals

The multi-family office, which launched its dedicated private equity unit last year, is putting greater emphases on UK and European GPs and deals as result of covid-19.

2 min read · 11 June 2020

Family offices look for their “Buffett move” amid market chaos

While most LPs are in "wait and see" mode, some family offices are seeing a unique opportunity to help strong companies struggling in the short term.

4 min read · 03 April 2020

Family offices to hold fire and watch for opportunities amid dislocation

"The most important thing is to have a plan and stick with the plan. Nobody knows how this is going to play out. Let's not shoot all our bullets at one time.”

2 min read · 19 March 2020

Why fundraising platforms have embraced impact investing

Significant exposure to family office capital has prompted fundraising platforms to seek out impact opportunities.

3 min read · 04 February 2020

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