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Family offices

What family offices are, how they invest, and how to attract long-duration capital.

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A family office manages the investment, tax, philanthropy, and administration of a wealthy family. Single-family offices serve one family; multi-family offices serve several. Investment discretion and horizons are typically long.

Direct investment lets family offices control fees, structure, and holding period. They often prefer control or influential minority positions in businesses they understand.

A compelling business, credible management, clean governance and reporting, and a clear plan for the capital — presented through advisors and relationships family offices trust.

Sectors align with each family's heritage and network — often industrials, real estate, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and technology. Long-duration, cash-generative businesses are broadly popular.

From single-digit millions to hundreds of millions, depending on the family. Many prefer $10–100M tickets — larger than venture, smaller than institutional PE.

Family offices typically have longer holding periods, more flexibility on structure, and align around the family's long-term wealth rather than fund-level IRR windows.

Through trusted intermediaries with active relationships. Cold outreach rarely works. We introduce mandates that fit each family office's stated interests.

Executive summary, information memorandum, model, and a well-organised data room — plus a clear one-page teaser that respects a busy principal's time.

Capital committed with a long investment horizon — often five to fifteen years or longer — with less pressure for near-term liquidity events. Family offices are a natural source.

Family offices frequently co-invest alongside GP-led funds in single-asset opportunities — often on preferred economics that reflect their scale and speed.

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