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SPAC FRENZY EMBOLDENS SILICON VALLEY STARTUPS TO FORGO VENTURE FUNDING

February 26, 2021

Helicopter-taxi hopeful Archer is among those joining the public markets with billion-dollar valuations—years before any revenue California aerospace startup Archer Aviation Inc. has a multibillion-dollar vision of flying people around town in autonomous electric helicopters. It doesn’t have revenue or a vehicle ready for liftoff, but that hasn’t slowed the three-year-old company. Instead of toiling…

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Family offices become financial titans

January 7, 2019

Hussein Sayed, a local anchor with CNBC, a tv network, beams from the stage as he welcomes participants to a conference on family offices (fos) in Dubai. Among those present are billionaires and their offspring, advisers and money managers, and a smattering of investment-minded blue-bloods, including Prince Michael of Yugoslavia. “We think there may be over $2trn represented…

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Tax Reform: Myth or Reality?

November 17, 2017

“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” — Mark Twain Recent market activity has once again brought up the potential for a serious correction in equities while stock prices hover near record highs.  Of particular interest has been tax reform.  Last week a modest selloff in equities (S&P 500 -0.21%, NASDAQ…

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Why Today’s Family Offices are Different

October 24, 2017

As a worldwide ecosystem that actively connects and serves ultra high net worth families, Family Office Networks is positioned at the forefront of the family office industry. Every year we host dozens of thought leadership events around the world to introduce new investment and luxury opportunities. In addition, our team meets privately with many families…

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