Family Office Direct Deals: What 2026 Filings Reveal
Seventy percent of family offices made at least one direct private investment in the past year, per Citi Private Bank's 2025 Global Family Office Report. In June 2026 alone, Dakota Marketplace tracked
When Family Offices Raise Outside Capital, Sophisticated Money Isn't What You Think
TL;DR: Blue Pool Capital, the family office that manages money for Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai, just closed its debut private equity fund, Riverside, at roughly $1.4 billion , nearly double its...
The Denominator Effect: Why Family Offices Are Quietly Cutting VC Allocations in 2026
TL;DR: The S&P 500 is up roughly 13-14% year to date in 2026. That normally means public portfolios are growing faster than private ones, which should make venture capital allocations look underweight
Family Offices Are Going Direct: What the 2026 Data Means for Accredited Investors
According to the UBS Global Family Office Report 2026 , direct allocations now make up more than 40% of the typical family office's private-equity sleeve, and that share has been climbing for a...
Fund-of-One: Inside the Bespoke Single-LP Fund Structures Winning Over Family Offices and Sovereign Wealth Funds
TL;DR: A fund-of-one is a private fund built for exactly one limited partner. According to unefund.com , these vehicles become economically viable for managers once a single investor commits $50...
Why Family Offices Are Doubling Down on Direct Deals Over Fund Commitments
A seismic shift is underway in family office investing: direct deals now account for 42% of alternative allocations, up from 27% five years ago. The reasons go beyond fees — and the implications are transforming the private markets landscape.
The Rise of Family Office Direct Investing: What it Means for the Startup Ecosystem
Something significant is happening in the private markets that most angel investors aren't paying enough attention to: family offices are going direct.