How Some Family Offices Are Investing in Farmland to Diversify
Family offices often turn to alternative asset classes and idiosyncratic investment opportunities to limit the downside. Traditionally, these alternatives have included real assets, such as commercial real estate, gold or commodities.
Read MoreInvesting in Middle Market Real Estate: Q&A With Kingbird’s Ken Munkacy
Kenneth Munkacy, Senior Managing Director, Kingbird Investment Management August 1 2019 Family office investments in real estate have traditionally focused on either top-tier luxury real estate or entry-level affordable housing located in major cities. Kingbird Investment Management, the real estate subsidiary of Puerto Rico-based Grupo Ferré Rangel–a century old, family-owned investment holding company–sees this as an opportunity to bet on workforce and student housing in overlooked cities with less competition...
Read MoreInvesting in Middle Market Real Estate: Q&A With Kingbird’s Ken Munkacy
Aug 1. 2019
Family office investments in real estate have traditionally focused on either top-tier luxury real estate or entry-level affordable housing located in major cities. Kingbird Investment Management, the real estate subsidiary of Puerto Rico-based Grupo Ferré Rangel–a century old, family-owned investment holding company–sees this as an opportunity to bet on workforce and student housing in overlooked cities with less competition.
Family Office Event: MarketCurrents to Host Emerging Market Investors at NYC Soiree
June 24 - 28. 2019
MarketCurrents Wealth Management will host a dinner July 30th for single-family offices from North America and emerging markets to discuss the global trends and shifting landscape of direct investments.
Widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and exclusive family office events in North America, the MarketCurrents evening soiree is invite-only and will bring together family offices and wealthy investors from across the world to discuss the latest trends and opportunities in direct investments.
On the agenda for the upcoming...
This event looked at the economic overview and macro trends affecting the US and Global Investment landscape over the next few months under the new administration.
Read MoreFamily Office Gather in New York City for networking dinner hosted by MarketCurrents
June 24 - 28. 2019 More than 25 single-family offices from the United States, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East have reserved a seat at an exclusive dinner to be hosted by MarketCurrents Wealth Management in New York City on July 30th. The invite-only evening soiree will serve as a rare platform for family offices to network with peers from different parts of the world and collectively uncover opportunities for partnerships and co-investments. MarketCurrents restricts the size of the event to allow for intimate interactions and effective networking...
Read MoreMarketCurrents to Host Prestigious Emerging Market Family Offices At NYC Event
Image Credit: Chawla.nishant [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] June 24 - 28. 2019 MarketCurrents Wealth Management will connect a select number of high-profile family offices from emerging markets across Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America with U.S. family offices at an exclusive, invite-only dinner to be held in New York City. MarketCurrents Wealth Management, a family office research publication and event organizer, will host the event July 30th. On the agenda is a panel dis...
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June 24 - 28. 2019
Deals and Investments
● Wildcat Capital Management, the New York-based family office of private equity house TPG founder David Bonderman, has backed the fertility industry by investing in California-based Spring Fertility.
● Pathstone Family Office reduced its stake in Microsoft and Texas Instruments while buying more Twitter stocks.
Regulations and Compliance
● The Securities Investment Business (Amendme...
