The term family office (FO) is a hot buzzword in the financial services industry today
(Bowen Jr., 2004). As their wealth increases, families will at some point likely turn to
advisors to assist with the management and protection of their prosperity. These
professionals working under one roof are commonly referred to as family office
(Cestnick, 2011).
Like any business operating in the capital markets, family offices focus on the
achievement of superior performance and investment return maximization. Yet, in a
globalized world, markets have turned out to be fairly volatile during the past two
decades. In particular as a consequence of the 2008 financial crisis, markets have been
turbulent all around the world (Adair, Berry, Haran, Lloyd, & McGreal, 2009). Still
today, Europe - as an economic entity - appears to be sensible to the offshoots of the
financial and economic depression (Adair et. al., 2009).
During such times, the axiom for a family office may be contrasting: If only few
reputable investments turn out to be profitable, the primary objective rather has to be
the diversification and securitizing of assets and risks (Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision, 2011).
Hedging against inflation and economic disruptions, both gold and real estate, often
considered the classical alternative investments, have lately received increasing
attention by academic scholars and practitioners (Bond & Seiler, 1998; Enns, 1979;
Preston, 2011; Worthington & Pahlavani, 2007). Real estate, in particular, is
considered favorable by some as, unlike for gold, capital gains are not the sole source
of income and positive cashflows on income properties may be achieved on a
reoccurring basis (McKnight, 2010).
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
1 Introduction
1.1 Problem Definition and Research Objective
1.2 Course of the Investigation
2 Family Office Business
2.1 Family Offices
2.2 Scope of Services and Outsourcing Considerations..
2.3 Asset Allocation for Family Offices.
2.4 Synergy Considerations for Real Estate Investments
3 Real Estate Investments by Family Offices
3.1 General Real Estate Investment Strategies
3.2 Real Estate Market Entry Challenges
3.3 Geographical Diversification into Foreign Markets
3.3.1 Macro Perspective - Real Estate and Other Economic Force
3.3.2 Micro Perspective - Market Particularities
4 Case Studies
4.1 Outsourcing Opportunities at Ernst & Young LLP
4.3 Club Deal Structure at Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC
5 Conclusion.
4.1 Summarizing Reflection
4.2 Prospectus and Future Research Possibilities.
Reference List.
Appendix
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