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Family office participation in venture capital slows down in the wake of global turmoil

January 30, 2023

With rising volatility in public markets, geopolitical uncertainty and higher inflation, the second half of 2022 saw family office interest in venture capital investing slow significantly, according to Campden Wealth and SVB Capital’s Family Offices Investing in Venture Capital Report.

With rising volatility in public markets, geopolitical uncertainty and higher inflation, the second half of 2022 saw family office (FO) interest in venture capital (VC) investing slow significantly.

Argenta Private Capital

January 26, 2023

Argenta Private Capital is an alternative investment manager, providing private clients and family offices with access to the historic Lloyd’s of London insurance market.

Argenta Private Capital is an alternative investment manager, providing private clients and family offices with access to the historic Lloyd’s of London insurance market. Operating for more than 60 years, their clients, spread across the globe, underwrite some £3.8 billion of insurance premium.

Next Gen involvement in impact investing prepares them for future family responsibility

January 25, 2023

Investing For Global Impact: A Power For Good, 2022, a new report from Campden Wealth, Global Impact Solutions Today (GIST) and Barclays Private Bank, finds that impact investing can forge a bridge between older and younger generations.

More than half (53%) of global wealth holders believe impact investing forges a bridge between the older and younger generations, according to Investing For Global Impact: A Power For Good, a new report from Campden Wealth on behalf of Global Impact Solutions Today (GIST) and Barclays Private Bank.

Stefan Schurig: Change is not just an elite thing

January 23, 2023

Climate and global energy transition expert Stefan Schurig talks about the aims of The Toni Piëch Foundation, the importance of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and how next gens are driving positive change.

Having started his career on construction sites and training as an architect, Stefan Schurig’s early pivot into highlighting climate change and energy issues by transforming cities into self-sufficient systems has shaped him into an authoritative voice on sustainability issues.

What’s on the horizon for private markets in 2023?

January 20, 2023

Ahead of embarking on Titanbay’s Horizons Conference, a forum bringing together industry leaders to navigate the waters of private markets, Titanbay’s head of investments Alex Bozoglou casts a weathered eye on what’s in store for the year ahead.

The global events of the past few years have made planning for the future trickier than ever. Now, with soaring inflation, increasing interest rates, collapsing stock markets and imminent recessions, scoping the horizon for investment trends requires a steady hand and a strong stomach.

Jochen Wermuth: 'We must invest in our future'

January 3, 2023

The chair of Campden Wealth’s ClimateTech Investing Forum 2022 talks about doing well and doing good, long-term vision and the future of impact investing.

An American-born, German-raised investor married to a Russian ecologist with links to global environmental initiatives, Jochen Wermuth is the definition of a planet-first entrepreneur.

Discover the company committed to building smaller, cheaper and safer nuclear energy for the future

January 3, 2023

Featuring a world-class leadership team, NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. is poised to help advance the way the world utilises nuclear energy.

After reaching extraordinary valuations, zeitgeist stocks are yet to return to reasonable levels

December 9, 2022

Ruffer investment director Duncan MacInnes delves into the truth and fiction of the bull market.

In the classic Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street, Kris Kringle is on trial for claiming to be the real Santa Claus. His defence lawyer says, “If this court finds that there is no Santa, I ask the court to judge which is worse: a lie that draws a smile or a truth that draws a tear.”

Doesn’t that feel like markets recently?

Pascal Levensohn: Resolving risk and conquering conflict

December 8, 2022

As advisor to some of the most storied family offices in North America, Pascal Levensohn has built his career on mutual trust and sage advice. In an exclusive interview with Campden FB, he talks about honesty, openness and a very finely tuned bad actor radar.

“Being an outsider, as long as you can maintain independence and build relationships with different family business stakeholders, can really help with solving problems. It’s like being an honest and trusted umpire!”

Pascal Levensohn’s career has been defined by resolving risk and conflict.

FB Roundup: Sir James Dyson, Mike Ashley, Ivan Ko

December 7, 2022

In this week’s FB Roundup, James Dyson expands his Weybourne family office; Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group serves Coventry City football club stadium an eviction notice; and Ivan Ko plans to revitalise an East London ‘ghost town’ development.

James Dyson expands his Weybourne family office
Billionaire British inventor Sir James Dyson has transferred almost £5 billion from his self-named company to fund his family office, Weybourne.

Sir James has moved funds from his global technology company to shape one of the “World’s biggest investment firms for the super-rich.”