Family offices have become the most flexible and increasingly the most powerful investors in private markets. In August 2025, they stepped into roles that only a decade ago were reserved for mega-funds and sovereign wealth vehicles: leading multi-billion-dollar capital raises, driving take-private transactions, rescuing distressed assets, and shaping the frontier of energy and finance.

This recap highlights the 10 largest family office deals worldwide in August 2025, spanning both announced and completed transactions. We look at the numbers, the families behind them, and what these moves reveal about the trajectory of global private capital.

1. Pritzker Private Capital Fund IV — $3.4 Billion Raised

The Pritzkers have long been synonymous with patient capital. In mid-August, Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) closed Fund IV at $3.4 billion, surpassing its original $3B target.

• Investor Base: Unlike most PE funds, Fund IV’s LP base is dominated by other family offices — evidence of how families increasingly trust peers over traditional GP structures.
• Focus: Founder- and family-owned businesses in manufacturing and services.
• Why It Matters: This is more than a fundraising milestone. It marks family offices funding other family offices, creating an ecosystem where dynastic wealth circulates among its own networks.

“The Pritzkers are blurring the line between family office and private equity house.”

Fund IV positions PPC as one of the few family offices with true institutional scale.

2. Lunate’s $2 Billion Brevan Howard Platform

On 26 August, Lunate — the $110B Abu Dhabi family investment arm of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan — announced a $2 billion commitment to Brevan Howard, the UK hedge fund powerhouse.

• Structure: Minority stake in Brevan Howard + new Abu Dhabi investment platform seeded with $2B.
• Strategic Play: Diversification of Gulf family wealth into global macro, crypto, and alternative credit.
• Implication: It cements Abu Dhabi’s role as the fastest-growing hub for hedge fund capital.

Family capital from the Gulf is no longer just a co-investor — it is becoming the primary allocator of global alternatives.

This single deal underscores how family offices can deploy sovereign-scale checks while keeping flexibility and discretion.

3. Soho House Take-Private — $1.8 Billion (Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa)

Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies, his single-family office, quietly set the stage for one of the month’s highest-profile transactions.

• Transaction: MCR Hotels (with Apollo backing) agreed to take Soho House private at ~$1.8B valuation.
• Burkle’s Role: Rolling his 60% stake instead of cashing out.
• Why It Matters: It demonstrates the hybrid role of family offices as sponsors and long-term stewards.

By aligning with Apollo, Burkle secured institutional capital without losing influence. Soho House’s retreat from the public markets is a case study in how family offices can shield assets from short-termism while unlocking liquidity from partners.

4. Pinault Family (Artemis) Weighs Puma Exit — ~€800 Million

The Pinaults’ Artemis holding company — owners of Kering — signaled plans to divest its 29% Puma stake (~€800M).

• Rationale: Debt pressure and focus on luxury core.
• Market Reaction: Puma shares spiked 18% on the news.
• FO Strategy Insight: Families are not sentimental — even long-held positions can be liquidated if they no longer fit the portfolio thesis.

This deal highlights another dynamic: family offices can move markets simply by considering exits.

5. Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners Buys Into OakNorth

Affinity Partners, Kushner’s Gulf-backed investment firm, purchased an 8% stake in OakNorth, the UK digital bank.

• Estimated Size: ~$200–250M (based on OakNorth’s $2.8B valuation).
• Backers: Affinity is funded by Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati family capital.
• Strategic Goal: Exposure to fintech lending and a London banking footprint.

For OakNorth, this introduces politically connected U.S. capital into its register. For Affinity, it’s validation that family offices can take meaningful minority stakes in regulated banks — a space once reserved for institutions.

6. Premji Invest Leads $170M in Weaver Fintech

Azim Premji’s family office remains India’s most influential. In August, Premji Invest co-led a $170M round into Weaver, a housing finance fintech.

• Focus: Loans for self-employed and underserved borrowers.
• Impact: Combines Premji’s philanthropic ethos with scalable fintech.
• Takeaway: Indian family offices are emerging as lead investors in late-stage growth rounds, filling a gap left by retreating global VCs.

7. Conte Family (Lupine Crest) Invests $30M in Colombian Insurance

J.P. Conte’s Lupine Crest Capital backed Grupo ilao, an insurance brokerage consolidator in Colombia.

• Deal Size: $30M.
• Strategy: Roll-up of 21 brokerages; top-five position in the country.
• Significance: U.S. family capital entering Latin America’s financial services sector.

This is an archetype of family offices acting as mini private equity sponsors, funding regional consolidation plays.

8. Amar Family Office Buys Into JCDecaux

In Paris, the Amar family office acquired ~€15–17M in JCDecaux shares, coinciding with the company’s buyback.

• Subtext: Patient family capital aligning with a founder-led public company.
• Angle: FOs often prefer quiet, minority positions in public equities where they can wait for value realization without pressure.

9. Family Office Trio Invests $22M in General Fusion

Fusion energy attracted a rare family office syndicate:

• Investors: Thistledown Capital (Tobi Lütke), MILFAM (Lloyd Miller), JIMCO (Jameel family).
• Target: Canadian fusion startup General Fusion.
• Why It Matters: Family offices are increasingly willing to fund moonshot technologies with timelines beyond traditional VC patience.

Fusion is high-risk, but if successful, the upside is both financial and reputational.

10. HOUGOU’s Turnaround Bid for Carmat

Pierre Bastid’s HOUGOU family office stepped in to rescue Carmat, the artificial heart company in receivership.

• Bridge Capital: €1.3M immediate injection.
• Intent: Full takeover and restructuring.
• Lesson: Family offices can act as white knights, stepping into distressed assets with a blend of industrial expertise and patient cash.

What August 2025 Reveals About Family Offices

Several themes cut across these ten deals:

1. Sovereign-Scale Capital

From Abu Dhabi’s $2B to Chicago’s $3.4B, family offices are writing checks rivaling top PE funds.

2. The Co-Investment Era

Deals like Soho House (Apollo + Burkle) show that family offices are now structuring transactions jointly with institutions — but on equal footing.

3. Global Arbitrage

Family offices are allocating capital across geographies without constraint — U.S. money into Colombia, Gulf capital into London, Indian money into fintech.

4. Frontier + Defensive Barbell

The spectrum runs from safe cash-flowing assets (insurance, services, housing finance) to frontier tech (fusion, AI, medtech). FOs uniquely balance both.

5. Independence & Agility

Whether exiting Puma or rescuing Carmat, family offices act quickly, without LP committees. That agility is now their defining edge.

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