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Managing Director Jeroen Afink, MBA recently spoke with Family Capital Publishing about family offices’ increased interest in private markets. As family offices continue to increase their allocation to private assets, Truffle Private Market’s unique approach is designed to help family offices balance out their cash flow needs while ensuring sustainable returns and managing volatility. “If [family offices] want to find the winners of tomorrow, they need to allocate to private equity.”   Read more about it here: bit.ly/3YLVM1S   #familyoffices #privatemarkets #wealthmanagement  

Breaking news: Our hustle has crossed state lines! From Jersey to PA, we're closing deals like it's nobody's business. Watch out world! 🚀 #janelwell #elwellgroup #kwprime #JerseyToPA #HustleAndClose #PennsylvaniaBound #DealMakers #NewTerritory #OutoftheBox #WinningMoves #ClosingInPA #GameChangers #ExpandingHorizons

Having a Cars and Capital event tomorrow in Southern California with Oren Klaff. If you want to join message me. https://lnkd.in/gDQ4D39u Oren Klaff Bridger Pennington #InvestorEvent #FamilyOffice #InvestmentOpportunity #CarlsbadEvent #PrivateEquity #WealthManagement #InvestmentConference #CapitalRaising #NetworkingEvent #IndustryLeaders #FinancialGrowth #InvestorsMeetup #WealthBuilding #BusinessGrowth #InvestmentForum

We were thrilled to be part of an esteemed panel of experts in El Paso yesterday to provide critical insights on the strategy and process of selling a business. Thank you to our very own Ben Gonzalez, as well as Adrian Brito from Lauterbach, Borschow & Co., Gene Wolf from Kemp Smith LLP and Jaime Arreola from Main Street Capital Corporation! #sellmybusiness #transactionadvisory #businessadvisory

For a little over a decade now, ScaleMatrix and DDC Cabinet Technology have been akin to conjoined twins, built from the same DNA, but each having their own personalities and working to forge their own way in the world around them. Each has made their mark on the data center landscape, with our patented liquid/air hybrid cooling methodology rising to new heights in recent years, as GPU processors and AI workloads drive densities in the data center through the roof.   This was a trend that we always knew would happen, we may have been just a little early to the party with the launch of our high-density data centers in 2011.   Today, the rapid deployability, energy and cost efficiencies, and high-density capabilities of the various DDC platforms, have enabled us to support many of the world’s most demanding workloads, punching well above our fighting weight, because of the unique capabilities of our team and our technology. This morning, I’m pleased to announce that the surgery to separate the twins was successful.  😊 After an extensive process, and to support the opportunity we see driven by the explosive growth of the data center industry, we’ve chosen to move forward with a majority interest investment led by Cequel III and Thompson Street Capital Partners.  Both parties are shareholders in Tierpoint, and have had the opportunity to see the DDC platform in action throughout a variety of installations within TierPoint's network of data centers, a fact that drove Tierpoint to become one of the largest DDC customers to date. For DDC, this majority investment brings new capital into the business which will be used to scale up operations, expand manufacturing capabilities, grow our teams across a variety of disciplines, all while promoting the benefits of the DDC platforms across the global data center market.  I will continue on as Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Minority Director on the Board of DDC, while a mentor and exceptional business person and human, Keith Markley, takes the helm of DDC as CEO on February 5th. My long time, multi-decade business partner Mark Ortenzi, will transition to Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, in charge of product development.  With some analysts forecasting that data center power usage will DOUBLE globally in the next 24-36 months, our timing couldn’t be better.     I want to thank all of our team members who helped both ScaleMatrix and DDC Cabinet Technology achieve what we have today.  The future is bright, and very exciting. For partners or others interested in working with us as we expand DDC’s reach globally, please don’t hesitate to reach out.  Chris Orlando, CEO & Chairman of ScaleMatrix Data Centers, and CEO (at least until Keith starts on the 5th 😊) of DDC Cabinet Technology

San Francisco is experiencing a mixed economic recovery. While some investors are apprehensive, there are signs of a tech-fueled comeback. The real estate market is showing positive signs with increasing home sales and foot traffic. Big companies like Visa are choosing San Francisco for new offices. However, the city also faces challenges such as a high budget deficit and homelessness. Despite these hurdles, the Bay Area's wealth and talent base provides a foundation for long-term growth.

Is "sweat equity" a thing in family businesses? As Maryann Bell of Wingspan Legacy Partners writes, it should be! Sweat equity — the allocation of additional equity ownership beyond “blood equity” inherited through familial bonds alone — dismantles entitlement and can improve relations among family members. It can also support a broader culture of meritocracy, rewarding contribution and performance. https://ow.ly/WqI250SzV90 #familybusiness

At the 2023 SuperReturn North America event, our CEO Tim Andrews participated in a panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges related to attracting retail and HNW investors to private equity. Read more here >> https://lnkd.in/ewFq5r3r The panel covered: ➡ Why this is going to be one of the biggest reallocations of finances; ➡ What retail means and why it matters; ➡ Why it's 'not a goldrush'; and ➡ Why the lure of private capital will ultimately drive solutions. Moderated by Jessica Nicosia [Wilshire] the panel also included Nicole Runyan [Kirkland & Ellis], Aditi Javeri Gokhale [Northwestern Mutual] and Cyril Schopfer [CACEIS]. We share a summary of the discussion here >> https://lnkd.in/ewFq5r3r #IDRTeam #PrivateMarkets #PrivateEquity

Founder and CEO Sequoya Borgman gave a peek behind the PE curtain last week on Jeff Sherman's radio show, The Upswing, including: ☑ His journey from a small town in northern California to founding Borgman Capital in 2017. ☑ What types of businesses are good candidates for private equity? ☑ Advice for business owners or founders thinking about succession planning, and what question to ask a private equity buyer. ☑ Differentiators between businesses that succeed and businesses that don't. ☑ Our investor relations philosophy. What else do you want to know about private equity? Tell us below ⤵ Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eSkaivjS #successionplanning #exitplanning #privateequity #businessgrowth

👉 Private Markets IPOs are - maybe - coming back, but are not the main Exit plan (they only account for 25% to 30% of Exits) Other Exits: Strategic players, and Private capital solutions (continuation vehicles, secondaries, etc)