Quotes of the month

“A lot of institutions like to think of themselves as MFOs, whereas in reality they are just large fund management companies”

Valerie Mantot-Groene, regional managing director Asia Pacific at Apex Group, explains the fluidity of family offices

“There are now so many Spacs that Pipe investors no longer have the bandwidth or appetite to look in-depth”

Guillermo Baygual, co-head of M&A in EMEA at JPMorgan, is keeping a close eye on appetite for this year’s market phenomenon

“We are trying to be proactive rather than waiting until something goes wrong.