Who is actively allocating, and what the evidence proves
Family-office activity is deliberately private. That makes a careful public record more useful than an overconfident list of supposed cheque writers. The research covered current investment roles, official mandates, portfolio disclosures, and dated investments, then attached the evidence and the limitation to every profile.
“Recent activity” means a named investment, fund commitment, or qualifying portfolio disclosure announced between August 18, 2024 and August 18, 2026. A current mandate can appear when no qualifying recent transaction is public; those records are generally Tier 2. Tier 3 contains material classification, authority, or sourcing caveats and requires fresh verification.
100
professionals
78
organizations
20
countries
62
Tier 1 records
The list is ranked by evidence strength and fit for this brief, not by assets under management, personal wealth, cheque size, probability of investment, or commercial suitability. More than one person may appear for an organization when each has a distinct, independently evidenced investment or governance role.
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Coverage by country, allocator type, and investment mode
The list spans family investment companies, dedicated family offices, family-backed venture investors, and wealth platforms with public private-markets activity. Counts describe the researched sample, not the size of Europe's private allocator universe.
Top countries
Allocator types
Investment modes
European family-office decision makers, 1 to 50
Each entry connects a current public professional role with an organization-level investment signal. Follow both sources and read the caveat before relying on a profile.
- 01
Jeroen Heine
Director Investments
VP Capital
Goirle, Netherlands
family-capital allocator
Tier 2direct · fund LPVP Capital's official team page identifies Heine as Director Investments. Its 22 June 2025 methodology update describes impact reporting across direct companies and fund managers and says all new investments are screened under the impact-first strategy launched in 2024.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, private-market funds, public equities, climate / sustainability
Caveat: The selected person is the senior investment executive rather than a member of the owning family; the activity source is portfolio-process reporting, not a named transaction or evidence of Heine personally approving a cheque.
- 02
Charlie Rubin
Partner
Pentland Ventures
London, United Kingdom
family-backed venture investor
Tier 1directPentland's official venture site identifies Charlie as Partner and displays an active portfolio. It is part of the Rubin family's Pentland Group; third-party deal records show new investments through June 2026.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, healthcare, consumer, climate / sustainability, technology
Stages: seed, growth
Caveat: Recent deal dates come from a deal database because the official portfolio page does not date each investment.
- 03
Caroline Hagen Kjos
Chair of the Board and controlling family owner
Canica AS
Oslo / Pfäffikon, Norway
family investment company
Tier 1directCanica's official team page lists Hagen Kjos as Norwegian board chair. A May 2026 ownership notice reports that she assumed indirect control of Canica and that Canica would exercise the family's shareholder rights over its combined 25.003% Orkla position.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Orkla
Focus: private equity, real estate, public equities, industrial, consumer, financial services, retail
Stages: early-stage, buyout / mature, long-term strategic
Caveat: Her direct control is newly formalized after the May 2026 succession; professional executives run day-to-day portfolio work.
- 04
Yvan Vindevogel
Chief Executive Officer
Damier Group
Kortrijk, Belgium
family investment company
Tier 1direct · co-investmentDamier's official team page identifies Vindevogel as CEO. In May 2026 Avista Healthcare Partners and Damier announced an agreement to acquire Sanotact Group, providing recent public evidence of an active control transaction.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · Sanotact Group
Focus: private equity, healthcare, consumer
Caveat: Damier is a focused investment company built around Vindevogel's family capital rather than a broad multi-asset family office.
- 05
Jaysri 'Jay' Thangam Ananthpadmanabhan
Investment Manager
Adeline Arts and Science
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 1directAdeline identifies itself as a London family office, publishes a £150k average cheque and names Jaysri as the person sourcing and evaluating early-stage opportunities. In 2026 it disclosed investments in NEX Health Intelligence and Ralio.
Recent activity: named investment activity · NEX Health Intelligence; Ralio
Focus: venture capital, healthcare, climate / sustainability, technology
Stages: pre-seed
Caveat: Jaysri is the investment lead/manager rather than the family principal; final approvals may involve founder-director Des Tan.
- 06
Jan Ole Stangeland
Chief Executive Officer, Canica Norway
Canica AS
Oslo, Norway
family investment company
Tier 1directCanica’s official current team page lists Stangeland as CEO in Norway. Canica’s current investment page documents active industrial holdings and direct financial investments spanning start-up, growth and maturity.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, real estate, public equities, industrial, consumer, financial services, retail
Stages: early-stage, buyout / mature, long-term strategic
Caveat: Final authority is shared with the family board and, for Swiss-managed assets, Canica Holding AG.
- 07
Morten Borge
Chief Executive Officer
Ferd
Oslo, Norway
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LPFerd's 2025 annual report identifies Borge as CEO and reports NOK 4.0 billion invested during 2025 across a group with direct-company, external-manager and impact-investing mandates. The report records current portfolios and allocation activity rather than attributing a named commitment to Borge.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, multi-sector
Caveat: Business-area CIOs and investment professionals originate and execute many individual transactions; the cited activity is organization-level annual reporting, not proof of Borge's personal approval.
- 08
Joachim Drees
Chief Executive Officer
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Duisburg, Germany
family investment company
Tier 2direct · fund LP · co-investmentHaniel's official annual review identifies Drees as CEO from October 2024 and reports direct and minority positions. Scope's 17 April 2025 review describes a family-owned investment holding with a long-term portfolio, a disciplined buy-and-build approach and an increasing multi-asset allocation.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · 1KOMMA5°; Aerones; Ecoworks
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, industrial, climate / sustainability, technology
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Haniel is a large family-owned investment holding, not a classic single-family-office brand; the cited evidence verifies a current portfolio and mandate rather than a person-specific transaction.
- 09
Carlo Pesenti
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Italmobiliare
Milan, Italy
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LP · co-investmentItalmobiliare officially appointed Pesenti chairman and CEO in April 2026. Its 2025 interim report documents a co-investment with Clessidra in Microtec and the launch of the Green Harvest private-equity fund.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Microtec; Green Harvest private-equity fund
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, industrial, consumer, technology
Stages: buyout / mature, long-term strategic
Caveat: Italmobiliare is listed and board-governed; the public record does not state Pesenti's unilateral investment limit.
- 10
Simon Pitcher
Global Head of Direct Private Investments
RIT Capital Partners / J. Rothschild Capital Management
London, United Kingdom
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1directAt 30 June 2026, RIT’s top direct private holdings—Motive, Anthropic, Epic Systems, Stripe and Cognition—totalled 6.1% of NAV, while the overall private allocation was 33.4% of NAV. Simon is its current Global Head of Direct Private Investments.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · Motive; Anthropic; Epic Systems; Stripe; Cognition
Focus: private equity, healthcare, industrial, consumer, fintech, technology
Stages: long-term strategic
Geographies: Global
Caveat: RIT is listed rather than a private family office, though the Rothschild family is the largest shareholder.
- 11
Robert Eriksson
Investment Director
Qarlbo AB
Stockholm, Sweden
family investment company
Tier 1directQarlbo officially appointed Eriksson to lead management and oversight of its listed equities from April 2026. In July 2025 Qarlbo sold Tanrevel, reinvested the proceeds and retained a 9% stake in Online Brands.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Online Brands
Focus: private equity, public equities, multi-sector
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: The organization-level transaction predates Eriksson’s appointment and does not establish his involvement; his stated remit is public equities, while private-company and fund decisions are likely handled elsewhere.
- 12
Prisca Courtin
Managing Director
Famille C Participations
Paris, France
single-family office
Tier 2directThe official site identifies Courtin as managing director and says the family firm invests across all stages with minority or majority stakes. A 2026 Agefi interview specifically describes her policy across minority and majority investments.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, technology
Caveat: The investment committee includes family, Clarins executives and experts; Courtin's individual cheque authority is not disclosed.
- 13
Petter A. Stordalen
Owner
Strawberry Group
Oslo, Norway
family investment company
Tier 1directStrawberry's official 2026 releases identify Stordalen as owner and announce the group's new Lynra platform, a direct billion-kroner-scale strategic build, alongside new hotel joint ventures.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Lynra
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, industrial
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: This is an operating/investment group rather than a disclosed multi-asset family office, and evidence is strongest for direct strategic companies rather than external funds.
- 14
Anders Slettengren
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Investments
Axel Johnson AB
Stockholm, Sweden
family investment company
Tier 2directAxel Johnson's current management page lists Slettengren as EVP Strategy & Investments. His appointment mandate covers new investments across the group and business development of existing operations, with particular responsibility as executive chair of Novax.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private markets, multi-sector
Stages: growth
Caveat: He joined by April 2026; individual signing authority and ticket-size approval thresholds are not public.
- 15
Jamie Cayzer-Colvin
Head of Funds
Caledonia Investments
London, United Kingdom
family investment company
Tier 1fund LPCaledonia's March 2026 portfolio names Jamie as Head of Funds and reports a £940.9m funds portfolio, including relationships with 45 managers and exposure to more than 600 private companies.
Recent activity: fund commitment / manager allocation
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: growth, buyout / mature
Geographies: United States / North America
Caveat: Caledonia is listed and invests for all shareholders, though the Cayzer family retains control and provides permanent capital.
- 16
Tom Leader
Head of Private Capital
Caledonia Investments
London, United Kingdom
family investment company
Tier 1directCaledonia is over 50% owned by the Cayzer family and invests its own permanent balance sheet. Its March 2026 portfolio identifies Tom as Head of Private Capital and reports a £954.7m direct private-capital portfolio.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private markets, multi-sector
Stages: buyout / mature
Geographies: United Kingdom
Caveat: Caledonia is a listed, family-controlled investment company, not a private single-family-office legal structure.
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Piet Dejonghe
Co-CEO and Co-Chair of the Executive Committee
Ackermans & van Haaren NV
Antwerp, Belgium
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LPThe current official team page identifies Dejonghe as co-CEO. AvH's 2025 annual report records fresh activity including a commitment to Venturi Partners Fund II and investment in VKC Nuts, alongside substantial direct operating holdings.
Recent activity: fund commitment / manager allocation · Venturi Partners Fund II; VKC Nuts
Focus: private equity, real estate, private-market funds, energy
Stages: growth
Caveat: AvH is a listed, family-controlled investment company and operating holding, not a private family office.
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John Penning
Managing Director
Luxempart S.A.
Leudelange, Luxembourg
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LPLuxempart's 2025 annual report says it invested EUR 92 million in two new and seven add-on direct investments and committed EUR 138 million to nine new funds during 2025. The current team page identifies Penning as managing director.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: buyout / mature
Geographies: Global, Europe
Caveat: Luxempart initiated a CEO succession process in February 2026; Penning remains engaged pending a named successor, so recheck immediately before publication.
- 19
Harold Boël
Chief Executive Officer
Sofina SA
Brussels, Belgium
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LPSofina's 2025 annual report identifies Boël as CEO and reports EUR 245 million invested in two new long-term minority positions plus EUR 379 million across 22 growth investments during 2025. It also lists 2025 commitments to managers including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Battery, DST, Founders Fund and TA.
Recent activity: fund commitment / manager allocation · Accel; Andreessen Horowitz; Battery Ventures; DST Global; Founders Fund; TA Associates
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: growth, long-term strategic
Geographies: Global
Caveat: Sofina is publicly listed and family controlled, not a private single-family office.
- 20
Edouard Peugeot
Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Investment and Holdings Committee
Peugeot Invest
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LP · co-investmentThe official governance page identifies Peugeot as chairman of both the board and Investment and Holdings Committee. The 2026 results report €432m deployed in 2025 and quote him on the firm's investment performance and diversification strategy.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, healthcare, financial services, technology
Caveat: Committee membership is clear, but the public sources do not disclose internal voting thresholds.
- 21
Jean-Charles Douin
Chief Executive Officer
Peugeot Invest
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LP · co-investmentPeugeot Invest's 2026 results name Douin as CEO and report €432m of investments in 2025 plus a new Q1 2026 software investment. In May 2025 he also announced a $125m commitment to BroadStreet Partners.
Recent activity: fund commitment / manager allocation · BroadStreet Partners
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, healthcare, financial services, technology
Caveat: Peugeot Invest has board and committee governance; these sources do not establish that Douin can approve investments unilaterally.
- 22
Maija Joutsenkoski
Investment Director
A. Ahlström Oy
Helsinki, Finland
family investment company
Tier 1directA. Ahlström's current personnel page lists Joutsenkoski as Investment Director. Its 2025 annual-report announcement details active private holdings including Ahlstrom, Munksjö Paper, M&J Recycling, GPV and Bast Fibre Technologies, plus listed holdings.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · Ahlstrom; Munksjö Paper; M&J Recycling; GPV; Bast Fibre Technologies
Focus: private equity, real estate, public equities, industrial, technology
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: The public site verifies role and portfolio but does not attribute individual deals to Joutsenkoski.
- 23
John Elkann
Chief Executive Officer
Exor
Amsterdam, Netherlands
family investment company
Tier 1directExor's official board page names Elkann CEO. Its March 2026 results report €37.1bn gross asset value, $10bn-plus at Lingotto and more than €3.5bn available for new deployment, with Elkann stating the intention to pursue a significant new investment.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, healthcare, technology
Stages: long-term strategic
Geographies: Global
Caveat: Exor is Dutch-domiciled although controlled by Italy's Agnelli family; large investments are subject to corporate governance rather than Elkann's sole discretion.
- 24
Caroline Berg
Chief Executive Officer
Axel Johnson AB
Stockholm, Sweden
family investment company
Tier 1directAxel Johnson's management page confirms Berg as CEO and fifth-generation family leadership. Its 2025 year-end report records 22 acquisitions in Axel Johnson International and continued investment and selective expansion across the group.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment
Focus: private equity, healthcare, industrial, consumer, food / agtech, technology, energy
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Axel Johnson is a large family-owned operating group, not a small family office; allocation is usually strategic and company-building rather than passive LP investing.
- 25
Bengt A. Rem
Chief Executive Officer
Kistefos AS
Oslo, Norway
family investment company
Tier 1directKistefos' current team page lists Rem as CEO and describes the team as combining investment and operational competence across a diversified active portfolio. The 2025 annual report is listed by the company in March 2026.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, public equities, financial services, technology
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: The owner, Christen Sveaas, remains executive chair, so the exact split of final approval authority is not public.
- 26
Christen Sveaas
Executive Chair and Owner
Kistefos AS
Oslo, Norway
single-family office
Tier 1direct · fund LPKistefos' current official profile identifies Sveaas as executive chair and owner, while its 2025 annual-report listing confirms an active diversified portfolio. His official bio also says his separate private holdings include listed and unlisted stocks and funds.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, private-market funds, public equities, financial services, technology
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: Investment execution is shared with Kistefos' CEO and investment team; private holdings are managed separately by Hege Galtung.
- 27
Søren Thorup Sørensen
Chief Executive Officer
KIRKBI A/S
Billund, Denmark
family investment company
Tier 1directKIRKBI’s current management page lists Sørensen as CEO. Its 2025 annual report places him on the executive leadership team and reports an active investment-management portfolio valued at DKK 81 billion.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, multi-sector
Caveat: KIRKBI Investment Management operates as a dedicated entity from 2026, so individual portfolio decisions may sit below group CEO level.
- 28
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen
Chair of the Board and fourth-generation shareholder
KIRKBI A/S
Billund, Denmark
family investment company
Tier 1directKIRKBI’s current governance page identifies Thomas as chair and fourth-generation owner. Its 2025 annual report describes an active investment platform, including DKK 1.2 billion invested by KIRKBI Climate in 2025 and an investment-management portfolio of DKK 81 billion.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, financial services, climate / sustainability, education
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Dedicated executives and an independent investment-management board run daily allocations; Thomas represents top-level owner governance.
- 29
Daniel Nascimento
Partner
Semapa Next
Lisbon, Portugal
family-backed venture investor
Tier 1direct · fund LPSemapa Next's current official team page names Nascimento as partner on the investment team. Semapa's 2025 results document active follow-on investing and two signed term sheets that moved into execution in early 2026.
Recent activity: venture or growth financing · Gropyus
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, technology
Stages: growth
Caveat: No individual deal attribution or signing authority is disclosed.
- 30
Hugo Augusto
Chief Executive Officer
Semapa Next
Lisbon, Portugal
family-backed venture investor
Tier 1direct · fund LPSemapa Next’s current official people page names Augusto as CEO. Semapa’s 2025 annual results report €39 million of cumulative investment in Gropyus, including follow-on deployment during the year.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · Gropyus
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, technology
Stages: growth
Caveat: Semapa is family-controlled but listed; investment approvals may sit above Semapa Next and no personal signing limit is published.
- 31
Susanne Klatten
Founder and family principal
SKion GmbH
Bad Homburg, Germany
single-family office
Tier 1directSKion's official press page records completion of its acquisition of significant parts of battery-system maker BMZ on 25 February 2026, following the December 2025 agreement. Its official profile identifies SKion as Susanne Klatten's investment company focused on long-term entrepreneurial holdings.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · BMZ
Focus: private equity, industrial, climate / sustainability, technology, energy
Stages: growth, long-term strategic
Caveat: SKion is a family investment holding rather than a firm that publicly uses the 'family office' label.
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Manoj Soni
Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder
Capricorn Private Investments
London, United Kingdom
multi-family office / investment platform
Tier 2direct · fund LPCPI manages about $4bn for a select group of large families and institutions and takes discretionary responsibility for allocations. Manoj leads asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio performance as CIO.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, private-market funds, private credit
Caveat: CPI is an outsourced investment office serving several families, not the proprietary office of one family; some clients retain final authority in OCIO mandates.
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Hege Galtung
Managing Director, Christen Sveaas' Private Holdings
Christen Sveaas Private Holdings
Oslo, Norway
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPSveaas' official Kistefos biography says his private holdings span listed and unlisted stocks and funds and explicitly names Galtung as their managing director.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private-market funds, public equities, multi-sector
Caveat: The holdings are private and individual recent cheques are not publicly itemized.
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Didier Stoessel
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
PPF Group
Prague, Czech Republic
family investment company
Tier 1directPPF's official people page states Stoessel has overseen group investment strategy as CIO since 2022 and became co-CEO in July 2025. The group's FY2025 release quotes him on portfolio strategy and ongoing cross-vertical investment.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, real estate, financial services, media / entertainment, telecommunications
Geographies: Europe, United States / North America
Caveat: Large transactions are group-governed; individual approval thresholds are not public.
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Renáta Kellnerová
100% Family Shareholder and Supervisory Board Member
PPF Group
Prague, Czech Republic
family investment company
Tier 1directPPF's official people page identifies Kellnerová and family as 100% shareholders and Kellnerová as a supervisory-board member. PPF's FY2025 release confirms the family became sole owner and describes continued strategic investment across developed markets.
Recent activity: named investment activity · SBB Serbia; UPC Slovakia
Focus: private equity, real estate, financial services, media / entertainment, telecommunications
Geographies: Europe, United States / North America
Caveat: Ownership and oversight are clear, but daily sourcing and execution sit with PPF's executive team.
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Erik Wijnbladh
Executive Director, Venture Capital Investments
Rettig Ltd
Helsinki / Stockholm, Finland
family investment company
Tier 2direct · fund LP · co-investmentRettig's current team page lists Wijnbladh as Executive Director for Venture Capital Investments and highlights prior venture/growth investment work at EIF and Saminvest. Rettig currently allocates across VC and growth funds and selected co-investments.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: growth
Geographies: Global
Caveat: Public sources verify remit but do not disclose named recent fund commitments.
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Helena Svancar
Chief Investment Officer
Rettig Ltd
Helsinki / Stockholm, Finland
family investment company
Tier 2direct · fund LP · co-investmentRettig's official team page states that Svancar joined as CIO in January 2026 after senior software-investment and Nordic M&A roles. Rettig's current strategy spans public markets and global PE/VC/growth/buyout funds plus co-investments and secondaries.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, multi-sector
Geographies: Global
Caveat: New in role from January 2026, so few person-attributed Rettig transactions are yet public.
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John Lindström
Executive Director, Buyout Investments
Rettig Ltd
Helsinki, Finland
family investment company
Tier 2direct · fund LP · co-investmentRettig's current team page lists Lindström as Executive Director for Buyout Investments and notes his experience across both core and financial investments since 2015. The same official site describes Rettig's current global fund, co-investment and secondary mandate.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: buyout / mature
Geographies: Global
Caveat: Individual manager commitments and cheque sizes are confidential.
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Richard Lam
Global Head of Private Funds
RIT Capital Partners / J. Rothschild Capital Management
London, United Kingdom
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1fund LPAt 30 June 2026, RIT’s top five private-fund positions—Thrive, Greenoaks Capital, Iconiq, Ribbit Capital and Hunter Point funds—totalled 14.4% of NAV, while the overall private allocation was 33.4% of NAV. Richard is the current Global Head of Private Funds.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · Thrive funds; Greenoaks Capital funds; Iconiq funds; Ribbit Capital funds; Hunter Point funds
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: growth
Caveat: RIT is a listed investment trust, though the Rothschild family remains its largest shareholder; Richard's remit is fund allocation, not direct deals.
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Maximilian Viessmann
President & CEO; fourth-generation managing shareholder
Viessmann Generations Group
Battenberg (Eder), Germany
family investment company
Tier 1directViessmann's official governance page identifies Maximilian Viessmann as President and CEO and a fourth-generation managing shareholder. The group's current portfolio and strategy pages show separate majority, minority, generational and early-stage investment approaches and operating holdings including GRITEC and Landefeld.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, infrastructure, climate / sustainability, energy
Stages: early-stage, buyout / mature
Caveat: This is a family-owned operating and investment group rather than a conventional family office, and the public portfolio does not date every entry.
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Alexander Ehrnrooth
President and Chief Executive Officer
Virala Oy Ab
Helsinki, Finland
family investment company
Tier 1directVirala's current official site lists Ehrnrooth as president and CEO and details six significant private/listed strategic holdings as of 31 December 2025. It describes the group as an active family industrial owner working through its own team and company boards.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, public equities, industrial, consumer, technology
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Virala generally takes concentrated strategic positions rather than broad early-stage or external-fund exposure.
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Patrick Castrén
Chief Investment Officer
Virala Oy Ab
Helsinki, Finland
family investment company
Tier 1directVirala's current management page lists Castrén as CIO alongside a current six-company strategic portfolio as of year-end 2025 and describes the group as actively developing public and private holdings.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, public equities, industrial
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Virala does not publish the CIO's individual approval limits or a standard cheque range.
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Johan H. Andresen
Owner and Chair
Ferd
Oslo, Norway
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LPFerd’s 2025 annual report records NOK 4.0 billion of organization-level investment during the year. Andresen is the current owner and board chair, providing top-level family-owner governance over Ferd’s allocation platform.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, public equities, multi-sector
Stages: long-term strategic
Geographies: Global, Nordics
Caveat: Ferd has professional business-area teams; Andresen has top-level authority but is not necessarily the day-to-day lead on every cheque.
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Johan Lilliehöök
Chief Executive Officer
Nordstjernan AB
Stockholm, Sweden
family foundation / investment holding
Tier 1directNordstjernan's official release identifies Lilliehöök as CEO and quotes him on its investment in the newly formed Circura Group. A March 2025 release also states that future software investments would be made at its normal SEK 500m-plus ticket level.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Circura Group
Focus: private equity, public equities, healthcare, industrial, consumer
Stages: long-term strategic
Geographies: Nordics
Caveat: Nordstjernan is predominantly foundation-owned and perpetual-capital rather than a conventional family office, although it describes itself as family-controlled in historical materials.
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Jürgen Wirtgen
Managing Director
WIRTGEN INVEST Holding GmbH
Neustadt (Wied), Germany
single-family office
Tier 1direct · fund LPThe official imprint names Jürgen and Stefan Wirtgen as managing directors. An official November 2025 update says the venture arm had made more than 700 entrepreneurial investments over six years, continued to provide growth capital, and was expanding its infrastructure portfolio; the family-office page states that it invests only its own money.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, private-market funds, infrastructure, energy
Stages: growth, buyout / mature
Caveat: The 700 figure includes investments executed with strategic partners and does not identify each underlying company or cheque.
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Lise Kaae
Chief Executive Officer
HEARTLAND A/S
Aarhus, Denmark
family investment company
Tier 2directCurrent public board materials identify Kaae as CEO of HEARTLAND, describe HEARTLAND as a holding and investment company, and identify her board roles across portfolio companies.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, real estate, climate / sustainability, food / agtech, retail
Caveat: HEARTLAND publishes limited detail on individual decision ownership and cheque sizes; owner Anders Holch Povlsen remains a central principal.
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Per-Arne Blomquist
Chief Executive Officer
Qarlbo AB
Stockholm, Sweden
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LPQarlbo's official PodX case identifies Blomquist as CEO and explains its model of backing a team with capital, network and operating expertise; PodX had completed 12 acquisitions by late 2025. Qarlbo also consolidated the family's listed-equity asset management in 2025.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · PodX Group
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, public equities, financial services, energy
Caveat: Qarlbo does not disclose a standard cheque range, and sector teams may lead individual decisions.
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Andrea Casarotti
Chief Investment and Strategy Officer
De Agostini
Novara, Italy
family investment company
Tier 1directDe Agostini's official current management page names Casarotti chief investment and strategy officer. In November 2025 the family holding acquired 42% of Legàmi as the latest step in diversifying toward high-identity companies with international growth potential.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · Legàmi
Focus: private equity, financial services, media / entertainment
Stages: growth, long-term strategic
Geographies: Global
Caveat: The Legàmi announcement does not attribute the transaction personally to Casarotti or disclose his signing limit.
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Roberto Italia
Chief Executive Officer
Verlinvest
Brussels, Belgium
family investment company
Tier 1directVerlinvest's official team page identifies Italia as CEO. In October 2025 it announced a USD 75 million minority investment in The Eye Foundation, following a September 2025 majority investment in Boulders.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · The Eye Foundation; Boulders
Focus: private equity, healthcare, consumer, technology, education
Geographies: Global
Caveat: Verlinvest is a scaled professional investment firm backed by family capital, not a conventional family-office administration business.
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Pepe Peris
General Manager
Angels Capital
Valencia, Spain
family investment company
Tier 1directAngels' official site names Peris as the executive leading its investment activity. In October 2025 he reported a portfolio headed toward 70 companies, more than €40m cumulatively invested and a target of 100 companies by 2027.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, multi-sector
Stages: early-stage
Caveat: The sources do not disclose whether Peris has unilateral signing power or operates through an investment committee.
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Boudewijn Beerkens
Chief Executive Officer
COFRA Holding AG
Zug, Switzerland
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LPCOFRA's official appointment announcement identifies Beerkens as CEO of the privately held Brenninkmeijer family group. In October 2025, COFRA platform Redevco completed a €67 million loan investment supporting two German logistics developments.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Redevco €67m logistics real estate loan
Focus: private equity, real estate, private-market funds
Geographies: Global
Caveat: The named investment was executed by Redevco, a COFRA platform that can deploy balance-sheet and co-investment partner capital; it is not evidence that Beerkens personally approved the transaction.
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J.N. van Wiechen
Chairman of the Executive Board
HAL Holding N.V.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
family-controlled listed allocator
Tier 1directHAL's 2025 annual report identifies Van Wiechen as executive-board chairman. During 2025 HAL completed or announced major direct transactions including the acquisition of VolkerWessels Nederland and a 27.3% stake in Koppert.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · VolkerWessels Nederland; Koppert
Focus: private equity, public equities, industrial
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: HAL is a listed, family-controlled investment holding; Van Wiechen is a professional executive rather than the family principal.
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Håkan Buskhe
Chief Executive Officer
FAM AB
Stockholm, Sweden
family foundation / investment holding
Tier 1direct · fund LPFAM's current strategy identifies Buskhe as CEO and as a board representative across strategic holdings. The 2025 strategy records continued direct-company investments and selective fund investments, including Stegra, GreenIron and specific-exposure funds.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Stegra; GreenIron
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, industrial
Stages: early-stage, growth, long-term strategic
Geographies: Nordics
Caveat: FAM is owned through Wallenberg Investments by the Wallenberg foundations rather than being a conventional single-family office; Buskhe is an institutional executive allocator, not the beneficial owner.
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Calum Cusiter
Managing Director
Souter Investments
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 1direct · fund LPSouter’s October 2025 investment review identifies Cusiter as co-Managing Director and describes the organization’s current portfolio activity across direct investments and funds. The earlier Acteon investment is retained only as historical corroboration, not as the recent signal.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, healthcare, industrial, energy
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Decision-making is shared with John Berthinussen and the investment team.
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John Berthinussen
Managing Director
Souter Investments
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 1direct · fund LPSouter is Sir Brian Souter's family investment office and says it has invested more than £750m in 100+ unquoted companies. John is co-Managing Director and co-authored the October 2025 review describing its continuing direct-private-equity strategy.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, real estate, private-market funds
Stages: buyout / mature
Geographies: United Kingdom
Caveat: Decision-making is shared with co-Managing Director Calum Cusiter and the investment team.
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Juan March de la Lastra
Chairman
Corporación Financiera Alba
Madrid, Spain
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LP · co-investmentAn official Alba announcement appointed March de la Lastra chairman after the company became 100% March-family owned. Alba's 2024 results also record a roughly $600m agreement for a near-6% indirect stake in Nord Anglia and existing commitments to private-equity vehicles.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · Nord Anglia
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, multi-sector
Stages: long-term strategic
Geographies: Global, Iberia
Caveat: Chairmanship indicates strategic authority, but the exact division between the board, executives and family shareholders is not public.
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Ralph Winter
Founder and Principal
W5 Group
Zug, Switzerland
single-family office
Tier 1direct · co-investmentW5's official profile identifies Winter as founder and principal and says the organization was established as his family office in Zug in 2009. In September 2025 it announced Winter's strategic shareholding in Deutsche Finance Group alongside plans to build a European innovative-living platform.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Deutsche Finance Group
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate
Geographies: Europe, United States / North America
Caveat: W5 now also invites outside families and institutional co-investors, so it is a hybrid family-office/investment platform.
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Sir Guy Weston
Chairman
Wittington Investments
London, United Kingdom
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LPWittington's 2025 annual report says it committed about £170m to private-equity funds, €70m to private credit and £40m to a US small-cap strategy during the year. Sir Guy is the current chairman of the Weston family's investment company.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, private credit, multi-sector
Geographies: United Kingdom
Caveat: Chairman-level authority is clear, but portfolio commitments are executed by Wittington's professional investment team.
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Pete Smyth
Founder and Executive Chairman
Broadlake
Dublin, Ireland
single-family office
Tier 1directBroadlake is a Dublin long-term private investment group built from Pete Smyth's family capital. Pete moved from CEO to Executive Chairman in late 2025; its latest recorded investment was Brightpath Healthcare in August 2025, followed by UK expansion.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Brightpath Healthcare
Focus: private equity, healthcare, industrial, consumer
Stages: buyout / mature, long-term strategic
Geographies: United Kingdom
Caveat: Broadlake now presents itself as an investment group rather than explicitly marketing as a family office; family-capital structure is supported by its history and third-party profiles.
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António Ribeiro da Cunha
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mello RDC
Lisbon, Portugal
family-capital allocator
Tier 2direct · co-investmentMello RDC’s official site says it invests proprietary family capital directly or with other family offices. A 2025 CEO interview identifies Ribeiro da Cunha as founder-manager and describes a planned €120 million–€150 million property deployment over three years as a current mandate.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, real estate, food / agtech, energy
Geographies: Iberia
Caveat: The announced property programme is not the same as a fund or company cheque; separate private-equity cheque sizes are not disclosed.
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Thor Björgólfsson
Chair and Founder
Novator
Reykjavík / international, Iceland
family-capital allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LPNovator's official current site says it invests internal money and identifies Björgólfsson as chair/founder and an active investor. Market data records Novator's latest disclosed round in Numan in July 2025.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Numan
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, public equities, healthcare, telecommunications, technology
Caveat: Novator is internationally headquartered across Switzerland/Luxembourg/Iceland rather than operating solely from Iceland; the 2025 Numan date comes from a secondary deal database.
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Patricia Alonso González
Global Head of Investments
Pontegadea
Arteixo, Spain
single-family office
Tier 1directContemporaneous reporting identifies Alonso as Pontegadea's global head of investments across real estate, financial assets and investee companies. The same July 2025 report describes recent acquisitions in Paris, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Barcelona.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Paris office; logistics assets in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands; Barcelona office
Focus: private equity, real estate, public equities, infrastructure, financial services
Geographies: Global
Caveat: Pontegadea has no detailed public team page; the source supports Alonso's remit and organization-level deployment, not her personal cheque limit or individual approval of each transaction.
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Roberto Cibeira Moreiras
Chief Executive Officer
Pontegadea
Arteixo, Spain
single-family office
Tier 1directInditex's 2025 annual reporting confirms Cibeira as Pontegadea CEO with a history across real estate, corporate, private-equity and renewable-energy transactions. July 2025 reporting says he remained CEO while delegating some daily investment management to Patricia Alonso.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, real estate, public equities, infrastructure, multi-sector
Stages: long-term strategic
Geographies: Europe, United States / North America
Caveat: Some daily investment functions moved to Alonso in 2025; the precise current delegation and approval matrix are not public.
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Katti Van Oosterwijck
Senior Investment Manager, Conscious Consumer
Korys
Halle, Belgium
family investment company
Tier 1direct · fund LPKorys' official team page says Van Oosterwijck invests both directly and through funds in the conscious-consumer strategy. In July 2025 Korys announced its investment partnership with Schulp Vruchtensappen and quoted Van Oosterwijck on the transaction.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Schulp Vruchtensappen
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, healthcare, consumer, energy
Caveat: She is a strategy-level investment decision-maker rather than the family principal or group CEO.
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Alessandro Benetton
Chairman
Edizione
Treviso, Italy
family investment company
Tier 1directEdizione's official 2024-results release reconfirmed Benetton as chairman and reported €13.2bn NAV, with his statement explicitly linking long-term investment thinking and startup experimentation.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, food / agtech
Caveat: As chairman, Benetton sets strategic direction; daily execution and individual cheque authority are not disclosed.
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Enrico Laghi
Chief Executive Officer
Edizione
Treviso, Italy
family investment company
Tier 1directEdizione's official governance page identifies Laghi as CEO, and its June 2025 shareholder release reconfirmed him while reporting €13.2bn NAV and continued portfolio development.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, food / agtech
Caveat: Specific recent transactions and Laghi's individual signing threshold are not set out in these sources.
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Jacob Polny
Chief Executive Officer
Jacobs Capital
Zurich, Switzerland
family-capital allocator
Tier 1directIn June 2025 Jacobs Holding and Telemos Capital announced their combination as Jacobs Capital, a long-term family-capital investor, and named Jacob Polny CEO. The strategy targets direct European mid-market investments across consumer, business services, education and healthcare.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: private equity, healthcare, consumer, education
Stages: buyout / mature
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: Jacobs Capital combines two family-capital investment organizations and operates as a professional private-equity firm rather than a traditional administrative family office.
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Marc Coucke
Founder and family principal
Alychlo
Merelbeke, Belgium
single-family office
Tier 1direct · fund LPThe Flemish government's VLAIO finance guide, updated in 2025, describes Alychlo as Marc Coucke's family office and gives its direct-investment ticket range and allocation modes. In May 2025 Alychlo acquired 50% of Glacier de la Poste in Knokke-Heist.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · Glacier de la Poste
Focus: private equity, real estate, private-market funds, public equities, healthcare, consumer
Stages: growth
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: A 2026 management reorganization means portfolio responsibilities may be shared with the executive team even though Coucke remains the family principal.
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Klemens Hallmann
Founder and owner
HALLMANN Corporate Group
Vienna, Austria
family investment company
Tier 2directThe official profile says Hallmann is the sole owner and does not manage external investor money. In April 2025 the group announced a broadened investment strategy spanning global corporate holdings and real estate under Hallmann's ownership.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, real estate, multi-sector
Geographies: Global
Caveat: The group uses the language of a corporate group/holding rather than 'family office'; public deal-level cheque information is limited.
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Ernesto Bertarelli
Chairman
B-FLEXION
Geneva, Switzerland
family-capital allocator
Tier 1direct · fund LPB-FLEXION's official people page identifies Bertarelli as chairman. Its affiliate Forestay announced that it led Buynomics' USD 30 million Series B in March 2025; the group's 2025 news archive also records healthcare and real-estate transactions.
Recent activity: venture or growth financing · Buynomics
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, private-market funds, healthcare, software, consumer, technology
Caveat: Capital is deployed both directly and through separately managed affiliates; individual transactions should be attributed to the relevant affiliate when known.
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Vassilis Katsos
Chairman and Co-Founder
VNK Capital
Athens, Greece
family-capital allocator
Tier 1direct · co-investmentVNK's official site identifies it as the investment firm founded by the Katsos family. A 2025 investor forum biography names Katsos chairman and co-founder, while contemporaneous reporting describes active VNK holdings across pharmaceuticals, food, real estate, health services, startups and drones.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, public equities, healthcare, food / agtech, technology
Caveat: The public sources list portfolio activity but do not disclose current cheque sizes or Katsos' unilateral signing authority.
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Katrin Burt
Managing Partner
Grosvenor Food & AgTech
London, United Kingdom
family-capital allocator
Tier 1directGrosvenor named Katrin co-lead of Food & AgTech in November 2025. The business actively invests as a lead and board participant; in January 2025 it joined Nuritas's $42m Series C.
Recent activity: venture or growth financing · Nuritas
Focus: private markets, healthcare, climate / sustainability, food / agtech, technology
Caveat: Leadership is shared with Monty Bayer; not every portfolio cheque is attributed to an individual partner.
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Oliver Heaton
Managing Director, Group Investments
B-FLEXION
London, United Kingdom
family-capital allocator
Tier 2direct · fund LPB-FLEXION is the Bertarelli family investment platform. Oliver focuses on strategy and corporate development and sits on governing committees for several of its investment partnerships; he has worked on acquisitions, JVs and start-ups across multiple asset classes.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, real estate, private-market funds, private credit, infrastructure
Stages: seed
Caveat: B-FLEXION operates across several offices; London location is supported by its UK investment-partnership and corporate records rather than stated on Oliver's bio page.
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Niall McEvoy
Head of Venture
Elkstone
Dublin, Ireland
multi-family office / investment platform
Tier 1directElkstone's current team page names Niall as Head of Venture. Its 2024 review reported five seed, six Series A/B and five follow-on investments and said it would remain active in 2025 with €1m-€3m cheques.
Recent activity: venture or growth financing
Focus: venture capital, technology
Stages: seed
Caveat: Elkstone has evolved into a broader investment house and venture manager, so not every cheque is proprietary family-office capital.
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Tomas von Rettig
Chair of the Board
Rettig Ltd
Helsinki, Finland
family investment company
Tier 2direct · fund LP · co-investmentRettig's current team page identifies Tomas as board chair in 2025. The firm states that it has completed more than 50 private-market fund commitments and co-investments over the past decade across venture, growth and buyout.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, multi-sector
Geographies: Global
Caveat: As chair and family principal he provides governance; professional executives handle sourcing and portfolio execution.
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Marc Slendebroek
Founder and CEO
Rinkelberg Capital
London, United Kingdom
family-capital allocator
Tier 1directRinkelberg is the London investment office of TomTom's founders. Its site lists Marc as CEO and says the team commits capital and works as shareholders and board members; a secondary database records a January 2025 portfolio exit.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate
Stages: growth
Caveat: The office is shared by the four TomTom founding families rather than one family, and public transaction disclosure is limited.
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Alistair Cairns
Managing Director
Smedvig Capital
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPSmedvig's current team page identifies Alistair as Managing Director. The office invests both as an LP in private-equity and venture managers and directly, with nearly $2.5bn committed since 1996.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, multi-sector
Stages: growth
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: The public materials establish the organizational direct- and fund-investment mandate, but do not attribute every commitment or its approval to Cairns individually.
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Alexandre Benais
Chief Executive Officer
Téthys Invest
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
family-capital allocator
Tier 2directTéthys' official site identifies Benais as CEO and says Téthys Invest was created for long-term direct investments. Septeo's company announcement confirms Téthys Invest joined its capital as a new long-term shareholder during 2024.
Recent activity: named investment activity · Septeo
Focus: private equity, multi-sector
Stages: growth, long-term strategic
Caveat: The size of the Septeo investment and Benais' individual signing authority were not disclosed.
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Jay Verjee
Founder and Managing Partner
Addition Capital
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2directAddition says it was established as the direct-investment arm of a London family office, invests its own capital and targets profitable UK businesses. Jay founded and leads the firm.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private markets, healthcare, financial services
Stages: growth, buyout / mature
Geographies: United Kingdom
Caveat: The current site describes an active pipeline but its publicly indexed named transaction evidence is older than 2024.
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Richard Villiers
Partner
Addition Capital
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2directAddition identifies Richard as the partner leading co-investor development and deal sourcing. The firm invests proprietary family capital in profitable UK SMEs for long-duration ownership.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, multi-sector
Stages: growth, buyout / mature
Geographies: United Kingdom
Caveat: Richard drives sourcing and the co-investor network, while final investment authority is shared within the firm.
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Adam Eisenberg
Chief Investment Officer
Altasia Ventures
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2directAltasia describes itself as a London single-family office deploying capital across new and traditional sectors and lists Adam Eisenberg as CIO. It explicitly discusses considering direct investments where it can add more than capital.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: real estate, consumer, financial services, technology, energy
Caveat: The public website states an active mandate but does not provide dated transaction announcements.
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Omar Alkhawaja
Founder & Managing Partner
AMK Investment Office
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPAMK says it is the second-generation Alkhawaja family office managed by Omar and Loulwa Alkhawaja. It makes opportunistic investments in venture funds and directly in companies across stages and sectors.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, private-market funds
Stages: early-stage
Geographies: Global
Caveat: The mandate is current and explicit, but AMK does not publish dates or amounts for individual private investments.
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Paolo Gualdani
Chief Executive Officer
Angel Capital Management
Milan, Italy
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPACM's official current biography says Gualdani is CEO of the family office and leads its investment activity in Italy and abroad, including direct private-market deals and LP positions in primary PE and VC funds.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, private-market funds, consumer
Stages: growth
Caveat: The biography establishes leadership but does not list current cheque sizes or the approval mechanics with executive chairman Angelo Moratti.
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Chris Mathias
Founder
Arbor Ventures
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2directArbor describes itself as an established family-office investment company created by Chris. It says it actively invests for the long term and displays a current portfolio across software, fintech, IoT, education and real assets.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, multi-sector
Stages: early-stage
Geographies: Europe, United Kingdom, United States / North America
Caveat: The portfolio is current but individual investment dates and cheque amounts are not disclosed.
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Filip Balcaen
Executive Chairman
Baltisse
Ghent, Belgium
family investment company
Tier 2directBaltisse's current official team page identifies founder Filip Balcaen as executive chairman, while the firm describes itself as a privately owned investment company deploying patient capital across private equity, real estate and capital markets.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, real estate, public equities
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: The current investment mandate and decision-maker are explicit, but the public site does not provide a dated list of 2025-2026 transactions.
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Arthur Pinçon
Investments Director
Famille C Participations
Paris, France
single-family office
Tier 2directFamille C's current official team page lists Pinçon as investments director; the same page describes an active, stage-agnostic direct-investment model using minority and majority stakes.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, technology
Caveat: The public record does not state his personal approval threshold.
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João Camarate
Managing Partner
GLE Capital
Lisbon, Portugal
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPGLE's official current site names Camarate managing partner, calls GLE a family office, reports 11 active investments and publishes a portfolio spanning direct company, syndicate and fund positions.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, healthcare, technology
Stages: pre-seed, growth
Geographies: Iberia
Caveat: No cheque range or formal investment committee is disclosed.
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Stephan Haasis
Founder & CEO
H4 Family Asset Management GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
single-family office
Tier 2direct · co-investmentH4's official site says it manages only the owner family's assets, accepts neither external clients nor third-party capital, and makes co- and direct investments in growth financings and real estate. The current company-investment page says it is actively seeking suitable startups and growth companies.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, industrial
Stages: early-stage, growth, long-term strategic
Geographies: DACH
Caveat: The mandate and live solicitation are current, but the office does not publish recent named transactions or cheque sizes.
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Thomas Shelbourn
Investment Director
Harbourdale Capital
London, United Kingdom
single-family office
Tier 2directHarbourdale identifies itself as a single-family office and says Thomas leads investments into several companies. Its current mandate highlights strategic investments in start-up and growth-stage businesses in the UK and US.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: private equity, real estate, private credit
Stages: early-stage, growth
Geographies: United Kingdom, United States / North America
Caveat: The office publishes its mandate and decision-maker but does not date individual portfolio investments on the public page.
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Dimas Gimeno
Founder
Kapita
Madrid, Spain
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPKapita's current official website calls itself a family office led by Gimeno, says it partners with founders and funds, and lists a current direct portfolio including Wow Concept, Amphora and Jogotech.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate · Wow Concept; Amphora; Jogotech
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, fintech, technology, retail
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: The site does not publish cheque sizes or a formal investment-committee structure. Darío Villena, previously shown as the pitch contact, left for Armilar in January 2026.
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Clément Lamolinerie
Managing Partner
Motier Ventures
Paris, France
family-backed venture investor
Tier 2directMotier's current official site names Lamolinerie as managing partner and states that the family office invests up to €300k initially and follows with up to €3m, with a large active technology portfolio shown on the same site.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, infrastructure, consumer, fintech, technology
Stages: pre-seed
Caveat: Individual deal attribution and signing authority are not published.
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Guillaume Houzé
Founder
Motier Ventures
Paris, France
family-backed venture investor
Tier 2directMotier's current official site names Houzé as founder, describes itself as a venture family office, publishes a €300k initial and €3m follow-on range, and displays a current portfolio including Mistral, Poolside, H Company, FlexAI and Dust.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate · Mistral; Poolside; H Company; FlexAI; Dust
Focus: venture capital, infrastructure, consumer, fintech, technology
Stages: pre-seed
Caveat: The public site does not disclose Houzé's individual signing limit or which portfolio transactions he personally approved.
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Sandro Fröhlich
Chief Executive Officer
Müller-Möhl Group
Zurich, Switzerland
single-family office
Tier 2direct · fund LPThe current official site explicitly calls Müller-Möhl Group the family's single-family office and says it invests actively across traditional and alternative assets. It identifies Fröhlich as CEO with responsibility for the family's overall asset-management activities.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: real estate, private-market funds, public equities, private credit, multi-sector
Geographies: Global
Caveat: The office publishes its allocation mandate but not recent named private-market commitments or cheque sizes.
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Tomasz Domogała
Owner and Chairman of the Supervisory Board
TDJ
Katowice, Poland
family investment company
Tier 2directTDJ's official current team page says Domogała transformed the inherited industrial holding into a diversified family investment firm and actively invests across its equity, real-estate and startup activities; it lists several recent portfolio additions.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate, public equities, healthcare, industrial, energy
Stages: early-stage, growth, long-term strategic
Caveat: The dates and sizes of the latest portfolio additions are not stated on the team page.
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Christian W. E. Haub
Chief Executive Officer
Tengelmann Twenty-One KG
Munich, Germany
family investment company
Tier 2directThe official company page describes Tengelmann Twenty-One as a family-owned holding and active family-equity investor with more than 50 holdings; Haub's official biography identifies him as CEO. The portfolio spans startups, grownups and real estate.
Recent activity: current active investment mandate
Focus: venture capital, private equity, real estate
Stages: early-stage, growth, long-term strategic
Caveat: The current investment mandate is well supported, but a dated 2025-2026 transaction was not identified on the public site.
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Thomas R. Villinger
Managing Partner
D11Z. Ventures GmbH & Co. KG
Heilbronn, Germany
family-backed venture investor
Tier 3directD11Z's current team page identifies Villinger as Managing Partner. A September 2025 financing announcement says D11Z participated with HTGF in TrustNXT's €1.6 million pre-seed round and describes D11Z as a European venture-capital family office.
Recent activity: venture or growth financing · TrustNXT
Focus: venture capital, private equity, software, technology
Geographies: Europe
Caveat: D11Z presents itself primarily as an evergreen venture investor; family-office classification is supported by the financing announcement, while the public sources do not attribute the TrustNXT decision to Villinger individually.
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Alicia Koplowitz
Principal and Owner
Omega Capital
Madrid, Spain
single-family office
Tier 3direct · fund LP · co-investmentOmega Capital, identified as Koplowitz's investment company, acquired the remaining 50% of Hospes Hotels in July 2025 and described the deal as part of a long-term investment strategy. Current profiles identify Koplowitz as the office's principal.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · Hospes Hotels
Focus: private equity, real estate, private-market funds, public equities, healthcare
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Omega publishes little about its team, so operational sourcing and committee arrangements are not visible.
- 98
Luigi Berlusconi
Financial lead of H14
H14
Milan, Italy
single-family office
Tier 3direct · fund LPCorriere's 2025 review identifies Luigi Berlusconi as the financial lead of H14 and describes direct stakes, hundreds of company and fund positions, and 2024-25 investments including SumUp, Flixbus, GetYourGuide and UniCamillus. The UniCamillus deal was separately announced in January 2025.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · SumUp; Flixbus; GetYourGuide; UniCamillus
Focus: venture capital, private-market funds, public equities, technology
Stages: growth
Geographies: Europe, United States / North America
Caveat: H14 has no current public website or transparent approval matrix, so exact personal signing authority cannot be verified.
- 99
Miguel Abelló Gamazo
Chairman
Torreal
Madrid, Spain
family-capital allocator
Tier 3direct · fund LP · co-investmentReputable Spanish reporting identifies Miguel Abelló as chairman and documents Torreal's 2025 capital injections that increased its stake in Linneo Health to 50.8%. Separate 2025 accounts reporting lists holdings and commitments to funds managed by Blackstone, Five Arrows, KKR, Apollo and others.
Recent activity: acquisition / direct investment · Linneo Health
Focus: private equity, private-market funds, healthcare, industrial, consumer
Stages: long-term strategic
Caveat: Torreal is private and publishes little governance detail; the evidence supports leadership and active allocation, not an individual cheque threshold.
- 100
Magnus Brandberg
Founding Partner and Investment Professional
Gullspång Invest
Stockholm, Sweden
family-capital allocator
Tier 3directBrandberg's current public LinkedIn profile identifies him as a founding partner and investment professional. Gullspång's official site describes patient-capital investing and active ownership across Vilokan, Alight, Baseload Capital, Qvantum, Oatly and Nick's.
Recent activity: portfolio activity / reporting · Vilokan; Alight; Baseload Capital; Qvantum; Oatly; Nick's
Focus: venture capital, private equity, food / agtech, energy
Caveat: The role evidence is a public LinkedIn profile rather than a named official team biography; the organization-level portfolio does not establish individual deal attribution or a standard cheque size.
Methodology, evidence tiers, and disclosure
Candidates were discovered across allocator websites, portfolio announcements, annual reports, regulatory records, and reputable financial reporting. Publication required a public current-role source plus evidence of the organization's investment activity or mandate. Duplicate person and organization pairs, pure advisers, placement agents, stale roles, and records supported only by scraped directories or personal social profiles were excluded.
The scope includes conventional single-family offices as well as clearly labeled family investment companies, family-controlled holdings, family foundations, family-backed venture investors, and multi-family or wealth platforms with evidenced private-market activity. The allocator type on each row preserves those distinctions; not every row is a conventional single-family office.
- Tier 1, 62 records
- The strongest fit in this dataset. Public evidence supports the person's current role together with a named recent transaction or commitment, or especially strong current portfolio reporting. An undated active mandate on its own is generally not Tier 1.
- Tier 2, 33 records
- A credible fit with one meaningful limitation. This tier generally includes current-mandate-only records and may also include portfolio reporting without a named transaction, reliance on a secondary role or activity source, or limited public governance detail.
- Tier 3, 5 records
- A usable research lead with a material classification, authority, or sourcing caveat. These records require fresh re-verification before outreach or publication.
A tier is an evidence and fit assessment, not an investment recommendation or a quality rating. A record was included only when the public record supported all five of the following:
- The investing organization is based in Europe or operates as a European family-capital allocator
- The organization can reasonably be classified as one of the allocator types retained on the row
- A named person has a current public professional role relevant to investment selection, ownership, executive allocation, or governance
- There is a public allocation signal within the 24-month window, or a current undated official investment mandate or portfolio page reviewed on 2026-08-18
- At least one role source and one activity source are retained, with limitations stated when evidence is indirect or incomplete
Candidates were excluded when they lacked a named decision maker, had no adequately current allocation signal or current mandate, could not be tied to family capital, were merely wealth-list entries, relied on private or personal contact data, or had conflicts and gaps too substantial for the final 100. Public asset managers and investment companies without a supported family-capital connection were not included solely because they invest in private markets.
Disclosure
The source log and what is in the download
The ZIP holds three files. The CSV is the directory above, one row per record with the same fields. The source log is one row per unique retained evidence URL, with the record IDs it supports, how the source entered the research, what it supports, its authority, and the date it was accessed. The README is the methodology, with a full data dictionary for both files.
A blank activity date means the support is a current mandate or portfolio page rather than a dated announcement. Year-only dates are deliberately left at year precision and should not be read as a known day or month. Arrays in both CSV files are serialized as compact JSON arrays; values are UTF-8 and RFC 4180 compatible, and any text value beginning with a spreadsheet formula character is prefixed with an apostrophe in the export. The JSON dataset behind this page preserves the canonical values and types.
- 100-european-family-office-decision-makers.csv, the 100-record research dataset
- 100-european-family-office-decision-makers-source-log.csv, one row per unique retained evidence URL with its linked record IDs
- README.md, the methodology and data dictionary, also published on its own
Only public professional information and organization-level evidence are included. The files contain no private email addresses, private phone numbers, home addresses, personal social handles, or inferred personal contact details. Recheck the cited sources before publication or outreach, comply with applicable privacy, marketing, and data-protection law, and use respectful institutional channels. If a record is inaccurate or should be corrected or removed, use the contact channel published on this site and include the record ID.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is included in this European family-office allocator list?
The directory covers public professional profiles at family-capital allocators, single- and multi-family offices, family investment companies, and private-wealth platforms with a disclosed private-markets mandate. Every record has a current-role source and a separate activity or mandate source.
Does inclusion prove that the named person signed a cheque?
No. Public evidence normally establishes a current investment role and organization-level deployment, not who personally approved a transaction. Each row states that limitation, and the directory never infers undisclosed ticket sizes or personal signing authority.
What do the evidence tiers mean?
Tier 1 is the strongest public signal: a named recent transaction or commitment, or especially strong portfolio reporting, paired with a current role. Tier 2 is a credible fit with a meaningful limitation, often a current mandate without a qualifying named recent transaction, older activity, or reliance on a secondary source. Tier 3 has a material classification, authority, or sourcing caveat and requires fresh verification before use.
Does this mean every organization is accepting pitches?
No. The directory is research, not a solicitation list or an endorsement. Mandates, pacing, geography, ticket size, and willingness to meet new managers change. Verify fit through the organization's official channels before approaching anyone.
What is in the downloadable file?
The ZIP contains the 100-record CSV, a methodology README, and a source log. It includes only public professional information and does not contain personal email addresses, phone numbers, or inferred contact details.
Companion directories
The same evidence standard, applied to two other regions.
Andrew Persh
Founder, Tau AI