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Direct deals or fund investments? The importance of considering each family office’s unique needs, risk tolerance and long-term objectives.

Private Equity Insights

This collaborative approach allows for risk-sharing, joint due diligence e orts, and value creation opportunities. Collaborating with other family o ices o ers access to a wider range of resources and expertise, providing the opportunity to gain control over assets and invest over an extended investment horizon.

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See Why Young Women Have One Big Advantage in Investing

The Motley Fool

"There is research that suggests that men are more likely to suffer from overconfidence in investing, while women suffer from under-confidence," Beese said. But this overconfidence can lead to poor due diligence -- not doing enough research and homework on the investment.

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Overheard at Axial – Market Insights From Top Lower Middle Market Dealmakers

Axial

Often more flexible and less constrained by rigid investment mandates than larger institutions, these firm types can take advantage of market dislocations and volatility. Longer-term investment horizons allow Family Offices and Independent Sponsors to absorb short-term market fluctuations and focus on long-term value creation.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

Private equity investments offer investors the potential for substantial returns, but they also involve higher levels of risk and require longer-term commitments compared to more traditional investments.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

Private equity investments offer investors the potential for substantial returns, but they also involve higher levels of risk and require longer-term commitments compared to more traditional investments.

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AIMCo's CIO Talks Total Portfolio Approach, Private Credit and Risk

Pension Pulse

Rather than continuing to plough in capital, the investment team are now thinking more about comparing opportunities across assets and anticipating future trends. New high profile hires include Kevin Bong, senior managing director, chief investment strategist and head of Singapore; and chief risk officer Suzanne Akers who joined in 2022.

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Suyi Kim on What Drives Success at CPP Investments' Giant PE Portfolio

Pension Pulse

“For a large-scale deal, we have to go to the global investment committee and even to the board in some cases,” she says. Our job is due diligence, and for deals that require a level of speed that makes the due diligence difficult, well, we won’t do the deal. Now, CPP Investments has a long investment horizon.