Family Office Intel Dentons

In this episode, Edward Marshall, Global Head of Dentons Family Office Group, is joined by Dentons partner, Bob Richards. Bob is chair of Dentons' Global Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice group and practices in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency-related transactions and litigation. His practice includes Chapter 11 representations, distressed asset acquisitions, distressed loan purchases and foreclosure sales, and out of court transactions and transaction structuring. Eddie and Bob discuss the issues most likely to impact a family office in a financially distressed situation. Bob provides further insight into the sectors that are most affected from real estate to automotive to health care and offers actionable recommendations for family enterprises faced with direct investments that are struggling, persons serving as directors or officers of a financially challenged business, and family offices which are looking for distressed acquisitions opportunities at a bargain price.

In this episode of Family Office Intel, Edward Marshall is joined by Nike Anani for a second interview focusing on educating families on qualitative issues via a cultural lens. They discuss the alignment of ideas stemming from varied cultural exposure in NextGen family members with the traditional concepts promoted by the family founders in order to successfully resolve conflicts and refine the vision of the family office. Transparent communication, dynamic policies and a common purpose are emphasized as keys to a promising family business operation. Nike Anani is an accomplished family business strategist and published author of “Lifetime to Legacy,” a practical guide helping family enterprises connect, collaborate and co-create successful businesses of the future from an African perspective.

In this episode, Edward Marshall is joined by Jonathan Cantor, a partner in Dentons’ UK corporate practice. Jonathan has more than 25 years of experience advising on corporate transactions, including domestic and international structured complex corporate real estate acquisitions. Jonathan discusses the processes, issues and decisions involved when investors elect investing into private fund vehicles. Focused on high net worth individuals and family offices, the conversation also highlights the key questions and decision-making points needed for evaluation of fund performance and position based on the current market landscape.

Edward Marshall is joined by Shaun Parkin, founder and principle consultant at Hall Road Investments. Shaun brings several decades of experience in the financial services industry, including serving over six years at State Street Global Advisors where he held numerous roles including Australian Head of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Vice President within the Institutional Client Group. The discussion highlights the contributing factors defining the increased recognition and growth in the family office and multi-family office space over the past few years. In particular, they discuss the role that technology, data analytics and reporting tools play in building strategic operations. Shaun shares his vision for fostering innovation and leveraging cloud-based platforms in order to problem solve challenges faced in organization, data customization, securitization and aggregation for the family and multi-family office space.

Edward Marshall is joined by William Akridge, who helps lead the early stage investments of single family offices. Together, they discuss the development of his family office, how to align ROIs with philanthropic goals, and the priorities of the NextGen family members. William also identifies trending topics in family office portfolio investments and shares his insights on the advantages and challenges of families collaborating on investments.

In this episode, Edward Marshall is joined by Ronald Varney, a prominent fine art advisor and former Sotheby’s Senior Vice President in the Trusts and Estates Department. Ron runs Ronald Varney Fine Art Advisors and has written widely on the arts for such publications as Esquire, the Smithsonian, House & Garden and The Harvard Business Review. Ron and Edward discuss changes in the art/collectible market post-COVID, the auction world, NFTs, risk management and diligence around art investments, transportation and security, technology, intellectual property considerations, and engaging the next generation with art and art education.