Entrepreneur, Operator, Investor. 20+ years building businesses across the UK, Europe, China, and emerging markets. Now a Partner at a wealth management firm. Playing RPG Life, sharing what I learn.
Private markets stopped being "alternative." BCG: wealthy investors already at 15-20% allocation. EQT paid $3.2bn for Coller. Private credit is being mis-sold as low-risk income. If your governance hasn't caught up to your allocation, that's a problem.
Post-exit founders face unlimited options and no decision framework. Here's how to build a system that makes capital allocation decisions easier and better.
UK's FIG regime is a 4-year runway, not a permanent home. Italy's flat tax hit €300k but still makes sense above €1M income. M&A confidence at six-year highs. Secondaries are mainstream now. Three shifts every founder should understand.
Games exist whether you acknowledge them or not. Most founders who've won the wealth game keep playing — not because they want to, but because nobody told them they could stop.
Three structural shifts are reshaping founder liquidity in 2026. UK's CARF framework makes crypto compliance automatic. Mega-cap IPOs may crowd out everyone else. And 46% of PE managers now use GP-led secondaries for distributions—double last year.
Selling your company doesn't just change your bank balance. It removes the identity you built over a decade. Here's what actually happens in the months that follow.
The entire playbook, condensed. Core principles, key questions, warning signs. Bookmark this. Come back when you need it.
What's the absolute minimum setup you need? Not a reference to complexity or sophistication—a ruthless focus on what actually matters and permission to keep it simple.
The structure that made sense at $8M might be wrong at $25M. Advisor who was great five years ago might have drifted. Here's how to evaluate what you have — and know when it needs to change.
The 12-18 months before exit is a window. Certain moves are possible with equity that become impossible — or extremely expensive — once that equity converts to cash. Most founders miss it.
Private equity has surpassed public equities as the dominant asset class in family office portfolios. This guide covers the three paths in, what separates great GPs from the rest, and how to actually build the access that makes it all work.
The wire hits. Now what? The first 90 days after a liquidity event are when founders make their best and worst decisions. Here's how to seize the opportunity wisely.
