McLachlan Family Office Invests in Graphite Energy’s $40M Round
Graphite Energy, an Australian clean‑technology manufacturer, secured $40 million in financing to scale its Green Steam thermal energy storage systems. The round includes a loan from Catalytic Impact Capital and an equity subscription led by the McLachlan family office, supported by existing shareholders and a new institutional investor. The capital will fund two current installations with multinational food and beverage firms and accelerate eight additional projects in detailed engineering. CEO Peter Lemmich called the funding a major milestone as customer demand intensifies.
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Family Offices in the United States: The Complete Guide [2026]
The United States remains the world’s largest family‑office market, with estimates exceeding 2,000 single‑ and multi‑family structures and a concentration in New York, the Bay Area, Texas and Florida. In 2026 American offices are channeling billions into artificial intelligence, clean‑energy,...
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Family Offices in Europe: The Complete Guide [2026]
Europe’s private‑wealth ecosystem now hosts over 2,000 single‑family offices, a figure projected to reach roughly 2,300 by the end of 2026. These offices manage an estimated several trillion euros, with an average AUM of about $1.9 billion and allocate roughly 30%...
Dell Family Office Targets Private Credit Secondaries Amid Market Dislocation
DFO Management, Michael Dell’s single‑family office, is actively targeting private credit secondary market opportunities as the $1.8 trillion asset class faces pronounced dislocation. Chief Investment Officer Alisa Mall highlighted rising redemption requests and sentiment‑driven selling that have created discounts, while investors’...
Patel Family Office Invests in $1 Billion Saudi Hotel Development Platform
The Patel Family Office and Saudi conglomerate Abdel Hadi A. Al‑Qahtani & Sons have signed a $1 billion agreement to launch AYARA, a vertically integrated hospitality platform. AYARA aims to develop 50 internationally branded business‑hotel projects, delivering between 5,000 and 7,000...
When Succession Goes Public: How NextGens Build Legitimacy Beyond the Boardroom
Family businesses are moving succession legitimacy from closed‑door negotiations to public platforms. Next‑generation leaders in markets like China are using short videos, livestreams, and behind‑the‑scenes content to showcase competence and generate measurable value. The article outlines four distinct pathways—narrative reformer,...