Q: Who is this product for?
A: Anyone or any business looking to obtain a list of single and multi-family offices from around the world. That is, the firms that manage the wealth of some of the wealthiest families and individuals the world over.
Q: What makes this database very useful?
A: Several things. Firstly, it is very difficult to obtain such lists. Family offices, by their very nature, they tend to stay out of the limelight for obvious reasons. Therefore, it can be a bit of treasure hunt to find them and compile a list. Secondly, it requires a great deal of research and therefore time. This product saves you a lot of it. If you had to build it from scratch you could spend over 40+ hours doing so. Finally, knowing who these families is the first step in eventually getting to know them and to potentially pitch them an idea, investment opportunity or business proposition.
Q: How reliable is the data? And are all the cells filled?
A: Information on family offices are not all in one place, verified and ready for anyone to access. That's because, as mentioned earlier, many of them have gone out of their way to keep their profile as much as possible under the radar or away from the spotlight. Therefore, compiling data and information on these family offices requires time spent searching through various documents, websites, talks, spreadsheets and more in order to glean bits and pieces, to add to a single database. Some of the findings we cannot know for sure is accurate and only the family in question can answer. What's more, where information such as company officer is listed there is a chance that the office is no longer there. For some family offices we found no mention anywhere online about people working there and so in such instances we would opt to leave the relevant cell blank. Also, there are times we find a company officer but find it difficult to confirm they are indeed someone at the firm (family office). So we may choose not to include their name. Our goal was to make the list as reliable as possible. With regards to the second question, above, some cells are not filled and that is because we could not find, say, a telephone number or fax number anywhere for the family office.
Q: What firms are included in the list?
A: Single family offices, Multi Family Offices and also Wealth Managers, as quite a few of them have family office divisions / departments and fill a 'family office' function for very wealthy families and individuals.
Q: What is the best way to use this database?
A: We believe the most important thing is to view it as an evolving database. One you can add to and expand over time in different ways, depending on the commercial / business reason for having it, be it to market an opportunity, service or product to a family office, or simply to try and build a relationship with them, whereby you could for instance add columns to the database to include contact you've made (1st, 2nd, etc.) and details gained from a conversation or a meeting with a member of that family office.
Q: Do you list people's e-mail address so I can contact them directly?
A: No. This isn't a directly of employees within a family office, along with their e-mail addresses. It's a list of single family offices, multi family offices and wealth managers. The names of the entities are what's valuable. Armed with the information within the file, you may wish to try and figure out e-mail formats for people within with firms.
Q: Is there a refund available for this product?
A: No. Unfortunately, we have a no refund policy for this product. A great deal of time, effort and resources were spent creating it and the value it provides far outweighs its cost. If you are unsure about this product then feel free to write us before you make a purchase.