All in the Family – Introducing Family Owned Life Insurance™ (aka FOLI™)
Family Affair - Introducing Family Office Life Annuity (FOLA)
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Family Offices and PE: Can't We All Get Along
Podcast: Key ESG Considerations for Family Offices and Foundations
“Family offices are continuing to actively allocate substantial funds to real estate as a core component of their overall investment strategy. There is continued preference for multi-family and industrial projects and...more
Family offices have long been part of Hollywood’s DNA, quietly shaping its most iconic moments and technological progress. Paramount Pictures was one of Hollywood’s first family-controlled studios under business titan Adolph...more
Companies in the Middle East have traditionally been well served by regional banks, but over the past two years, borrower interest in private credit has grown. Various factors have raised private credit’s profile in the...more
Many wealthy families in the US and worldwide utilize family offices to manage their assets and various other needs. In March 2024, CNBC reported that the number of family offices topped 4,500 last year, managing over $6...more
In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, mid-market capitalization investors have a unique opportunity to acquire or establish Shared Service Centers for their portfolio companies. This would provide scale for...more
Structuring a family’s investment activities can be complex. Across assets, activities, relationships and the particular circumstances of each family member-investor, a family office will typically provide a spectrum of...more
Investments in renewable energy assets have become increasingly popular with institutional and private equity investors—and not to mention family offices—because of their reputation as a relatively safe and stable investment,...more
Perhaps you are tired of reading that I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone, but it is one of the last bastions of American colonialism. Personally, I do not like the word “colonialism” because it inevitably conjures up negative...more
Throughout 2019, single-family office (SFO) direct private equity investment has surged, and McGuireWoods has shared some SFO best practices around deal sourcing, vetting, due diligence and co-investing. (See recent...more
A previous McGuireWoods legal alert highlighted the trend of single-family offices (SFOs) engaging in private equity-style direct investments. As the number of SFOs grows, so too does their desire to avoid paying fees as a...more
The recent growth of single-family offices (SFOs) continues its upward trend. A recent study by Ernst & Young estimates at least 10,000 family offices exist around the globe, with more than half established within the last 15...more
Family Office News - Six ultra high net worth trends - On September 5th Wealth-X released its 2018 World Ultra Wealth Report. Highlights of note were that Asian countries have seen the fastest growth in wealth...more