Family offices

Joern Block

Chapter 8 in Field Guide to Entrepreneurial Finance, 2026, pp 152-164 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Family offices are specialized entities that manage the wealth of affluent families, increasingly investing in startups and scaleups through direct investments. These investments often pursue both financial and non-financial family goals. Unlike venture capital or private equity firms, family offices are often characterized as long-term, patient investors due to their strong ties to business families. This chapter aims to explore family offices as entrepreneurial finance investors, with a particular emphasis on their investment processes and outcomes. It summarizes existing literature and develops a taxonomy to derive a research agenda to explore family offices as entrepreneurial finance investors.

Keywords: Family Office; Business Family; Direct Entrepreneurial Investments; Investment Process; Investment Outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035342495
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