Having a database of global family offices is a highly useful tool and asset. Single and multi Family Offices are increasingly active and prominent via their investments across assets, sectors and geographies. Knowing who the key ones are across the globe is a must if you're a fundraiser. (Note, it's equally important for investors to know who these family office are as they could become your co-investors some day or end up acquiring assets from you.)
Putting together such a list, however, is no easy feat, for there are varying levels of information available for each of those families. One Family Office may have a website with plenty of info on what they do, how they invest and their source of wealth. Another, may only have a single page site with an address and telephone number. And some may have no web presence whatsoever.
Having said that, it is very much worth the effort to spend time building such a database and to use it, among other things, to develop ties with those family offices you believe you can build long term relationships with. The fact that many families go to great lengths to avoid the spotlight means that, as a fundraiser, if you're able to break in and get to know them it can giver you a strong professional advantage.
Remember, such a database is a 'live' and 'organic' document. It evolves as you carry out further research on, and interact with, those family offices. And as you learn more about them and add new information / data to your database then that file, in turn, becomes ever more valuable.
Further below is an example (i.e. snapshot) of how you may choose to create such a database.
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Having a Family Office database can provide you a number of benefits, including:
- Access to detailed information: easy access to detailed information about a particular single or multi family office, including their contact information, address, year of establishment, general description and more. This can be helpful if you're looking to connect with specific family offices and want to have a better understanding of their profile
- Huge time-saving: building a list of family offices from scratch and gathering information about them can be time-consuming. Acquiring a database you can easily manipulate can save you time by providing you a comprehensive list of family offices with relevant information in one place, that you can build upon and grow over time
- Networking opportunities: a family office database can help you faciliate potential networking opportunities, by enabling you to contact those families offices that may be interested in opportunities, investments, propositions or partnerships you are working on
- And much more
For a comprehensive list of major family offices based around the world, click here.
