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Sep 25
1h 20m

Family Offices for Searchers: A Primer

Will Smith
About this episode

James Bohannon of family office Belzberg & Co. explains the FO world and its untapped potential for searchers & sponsors.

Topics in James’s interview:

  • What is a family office?
  • Family office capital sustains private markets
  • You may wear jeans, but there are tradeoffs
  • Private, insular nature of family offices
  • How to network with family offices
  • When it makes sense to exit to a family office
  • Long-term holds are a good fit
  • Playing defense and offense within family offices
  • Family offices do not need to raise capital
  • Family offices may be friendlier to smaller deals

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

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