FOX Global Investment Survey

Keys of Direct Investing in Alternatives: 69% of Family Offices Engaged in 2015

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Keys of Direct Investing in Alternatives: 69% of Family Offices Engaged in 2015
Foto: Jorge Andrés Paparoni Bruzual . Más de dos tercios de los family offices realizaron inversiones directas en alternativos en 2015

Author: Fórmate a Fondo

  1. Families with first- or second-generation leadership are much more likely to do direct investing. Growth capital is the most popular private equity deal stage followed by venture capital
  2. "Direct investments can seem a haven for those who want transparency and prefer taking risks with companies and/or properties they can investigate and perhaps control in some manner"
  3. 71% of direct investors said they rely on networking or their existing relationships/word of mouth to find new direct investing opportunities
  4. Proper evaluation of opportunities and deal pricing are the two biggest challenges
  5. The median overall return for survey participants in 2015 was 2%, and expected 2016 return is 6%