Family Office Growth News — 24th Edition

📩 Legacy Capital, Leadership Fit, and the FO Bank Taking Shape | July 2025 FOGN

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Ryan Austin
July 30, 2025

📩 Family Office Growth News | July 2025

Welcome to the 24th edition of Family Office Growth News.

This month, we cover three Three moves shaping the ecosystem around Family Offices.

The ecosystem is adjusting to meet long-term capital where it’s headed.

Let’s dive in ⬇️

📊 Deal Flow Radar: Legacy Capital

Legacy Capital is raising a $150M fund to acquire founder-led U.S. businesses positioned to benefit from the generational ownership transition already underway. The strategy emphasizes operational upgrades over financial engineering and targets short-duration, cash-yielding returns.

Snapshot:

  • Hold Period: 18–36 months

  • Distributions: Monthly to LPs

  • Target Sectors: Logistics, B2B services, transportation

  • Sourcing Engine: 50–60 inbound deals daily

  • Revised IRR Target: 25%, aligned with institutional benchmarks

Why it’s gaining traction:

  • Strong fit for Family Offices prioritizing founder sensitivity and operational alignment

  • Differentiated integration model with 90–120 day transformation blueprint

  • Managing Partner Scott Hauck is responsible for prior exits including Galileo, Unishippers, and Kele

🔗 Learn more: Legacycap.pro
📩 Inquiries: [email protected]

🎙️ Founders & Fortunes: Brian C. Adams on Talent and Succession

This month, I sat down with Brian C. Adams, Partner at MACK International and board member at Serome Partners, to break down one of the most essential dimensions in Family Office success: the people.

Brian leads executive search for complex Single Family Offices, combining legal, investment, and board-level experience to place long-term operators inside private wealth structures.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

  • From Law to Human Capital: Brian’s pivot to executive search and the inflection point that led him there

  • Inside MACK: What makes Linda Mack’s firm one of the only team-based FO search platforms

  • The Expert Generalist: A modern Family Office executive must blend range with humility

  • Traits That Fit: Military, music, martial arts, and team sports show up more than you’d think

  • Hiring Readiness: A family that can’t define scope or decision-making isn’t ready to hire

  • Succession Planning: The cleanest transitions happen with a 6-month handoff max

📊 Monthly Pulse: July 2025

A new private bank is being built. Allocators are shifting capital toward infrastructure, AI, and private credit. And Singapore is fast-tracking its appeal as a top destination for UHNW families.

🏦 A New Bank, Built for Family Offices

Anthony Thomson (Archie, Metro Bank, Atom Bank) is building Family Offices Bank, a client-owned institution with a fully digital, AI-enabled backbone. Initial raise: £100M. Target: £500M by 2030. Expected launch: late 2026.

✅ Cooperative ownership

✅ Target HQs: Jersey, Singapore, UAE

✅ Governance designed for alignment

📌 Why it matters: Family Offices are not adapting to institutional structures. They’re building infrastructure that reflects their own terms.

🌐 Allocators Shift in Response to Global Risk

84% of Family Offices rank geopolitical risk as their top concern. Allocations are moving accordingly:

  • More capital into private credit, infrastructure, and hard assets

  • Decreased exposure to unpredictable jurisdictions

  • Thematic strength in AI, automation, and resilience sectors

📌 Why it matters: This is a move toward durable, jurisdiction-aware positioning. Precision is replacing diversification as the guiding lens.

🇸🇬 Reuters: Singapore Fast-Tracks Family Office Approvals

Singapore’s MAS has cut the approval timeline for Family Office tax incentive structures from 12 months to just 3. Account onboarding is also being accelerated.

  • Over 2,000 FOs now operate in Singapore

  • Focus: transparency, speed, structural clarity

📌 Why it matters: Singapore responded to scrutiny with action. Faster pathways and tighter controls are drawing long-term capital with conviction.

📬 Stay Connected

Thanks for reading the July issue of Family Office Growth News.

If you’re seeing these shifts firsthand or building something aligned, I’d love to hear from you.

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Best regards,
Ryan Austin
Founder, Arondight Advisors
Email: [email protected]

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