DIN Network

Block

The Direct Investing Network is for families actively engaged in direct investing who want to share information, deals, and experiences with other active investors.

Terms of Use

Block

DIN Network Moderator

 Tim Duffy
General Counsel and Manager of Strategic Partnerships​

Read Bio »

Block

DIN Network Sponsorship

Contact Tim to learn about sponsorship opportunities.

Block

Investment Deals

Whiskey & Gin -- Brands and Distillery
We have invested in Treaty Oak Brands, producers of Treaty Oak Whiskey and Waterloo Gin, headquartered on a popular ranch a few miles outside Austin, Texas, and winners of numerous international awards. The two brands are supported by the capital,…
Investment Size: $1 - 4.9M
Industrial Real Estate Development Opportunity in Houston, TX
Inclenberg Investments is seeking LP co-investors to invest in an industrial real estate development near the Port of Houston in Pasadena, TX. Inclenberg has partnered with Provident Realty Advisors, an experienced national developer, to develop a…
Sector: Real Estate
Investment Size: $1 - 4.9M
300-Unit Multifamily Acquisition - Phoenix, AZ
Brixton Capital has been awarded the acquisition of the Alta Warehouse apartment complex in Phoenix, AZ for $82 million / 273K per door / $290 PSF.  Alta Warehouse is a 300-unit, 4-story, elevator-served apartment community in the…
Sector: Real Estate
Investment Size: $30 - 39.9M
Multifamily Real Estate Investment Opportunity - (Denver MSA)
We are acquiring a first-class apartment community in Lakewood, Colorado, called the Windsor (the "Property") directly from the seller in an off-market transaction. The purchase price is $125 million ($320 PSF), representing a 5.67% cap…
Sector: Real Estate
Investment Size: $1 - 4.9M
Multifamily Real Estate Investment Opportunity - Lake Mary (Orlando MSA), FL
LCI Development Partners is seeking a $9MM limited partner equity investment to construct a 70-unit boutique luxury multifamily project within walking distance to local grocers, restaurants, and other area amenities. The project is located in the…
Sector: Real Estate
Investment Size: $5 - 9.9M
Upcoming SpaceX Tender Offer Direct from Company
Please see below SpaceX opportunity for Family Office Exchange members.  SpaceX will be running a Tender Offer at year end, which occurs every 6 months for employees. The shares are classified as common.  There is no difference between Tender and…
Investment Size: $50M+
Hypergrid at Navy Pier - Immersive gaming and entertainment company
We’re excited to announce that in June of 2020 we plan to launch our anchor immersive gaming and entertainment company location at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Our immersive gaming and entertainment company is a Chicago-based entertainment company…
Investment Size: $5 - 9.9M
AgNovos Bioscience - A Regenerative Technology Company, Pioneering Novel Treatments for Bone Disease
We are raising up to $60mm of funding at a $300mm pre-money valuation in a Series B Preferred Stock.  The goal for the company to have an IPO in late 2026.  The family has invested over $200mm into this company and will be investing in the…
Investment Size: $50M+
Leading travel app - Series E financing
Opportunity to invest up to $5 million in the $120 million Series E financing for largest global seller of air travel on mobile, with over 30 million downloads and $700 million of travel bookings. Key performance indicators are extremely compelling…
Investment Size:
Leading Legal Sports Betting Company
Seeking $2 to 17 million for investment in Series F financing of the one of the largest legalized sports betting companies in the US. The financing is being led by a prominent investment firm.  As an indirect founding investor in the…
Investment Size:
Single Family Rental (SFR) Portfolio Investment - Southeast FL
Our family operating business has identified a Single Family Rental real estate portfolio in Southeast Florida and is seeking co-investment from other family offices. Our company purchases newly completed construction…
Sector: Real Estate
Investment Size:
Fin Tech Opportunity
We are invested in a company utilizing blockchain technology to deliver solutions that permit the frictionless and instantaneous trading, settlement, collateralization and clearing of transactions in both traditional currencies and…
Sector: Technology
Investment Size:
Alternative Investments Mutual Fund & ETF Platform
We have developed an investment platform which brings sophisticated alternative investment strategies typically only used by institutional investors to retail investors in the form of liquid alternative mutual funds and ETFs.  In a short…
Investment Size:
Autonomous driving: perception solution
Our single family office is currently evaluating several technologies/deal opportunities that aim at enabling cars to perceive their environment in 3D.  Deal #1 is a series B round in a company that has a market ready & full fledged…
Investment Size:
Cell Tower Fund Co-Investment
This co-investment is with a third party fund that provides equity to select developers in the cell tower space.  We have a great deal of experience with the fund sponsor.  Approved carrier leases are required prior to each tower…
Sector: Other
Investment Size:
Single Family Rental Co-GP Opportunity
We are an experienced rental housing operated based in Florida, and have been in the business since 2008. We have been recognized by Harvard Business School for our innovative and technology-driven approach in single-family home rental housing and…
Investment Size:
Off-market multifamily investment in expanding neighborhood of Boston, MA
Off-market value-add acquisition at a purchase price below appraised values and recent property trades in the submarket. High vacancy property with in-place rents below market value. Our wholly-owned property management company will lease-up…
Sector: Real Estate
Investment Size:
Regenerative, pasture-raised poultry investment
This investment is driven by a mission to create a scalable, regenerative alternative to modern industrial poultry production. The company is committed to raising broiler chickens outside on pasture and moving them to fresh grass every day…
Investment Size:

Selected Resources

Portfolio Construction: A Blueprint for Private Families
mstarr@familyoffice.com
Portfolio management for families of significant wealth is distinctly different than those with…
Industrial Revolution 4.0 in the Family Office – The Digital Age and Future of Technology
cmcintosh@familyoffice.com
Responding Swiftly to the Pandemic ChallengeLeading up to 2020, family office technology providers…
Venture Investing in Artificial Intelligence Companies
lgochanour@familyoffice.com
We have come a long way from the days when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was primarily a research…
FOX stands up for systemic change. We reject racism, bigotry, and hatred.
gperkins@familyoffice.com
As we work to process the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and…
Year in Review: Top FOX Content of 2019
kwick@familyoffice.com
Revisit 2019 content from Family Office Exchange (FOX) as we celebrate 30 years of providing…
FOXCast: Private Equity Fund and Direct Investing in Today's Market
kforsythe@familyoffice.com
In this episode, Todd Kellerman and Tim Wray, cofounders of V3 Limited, discuss lessons learned…
An Uptick in IPOs and Private Equity Exits
lgochanour@familyoffice.com
Private equity is playing an increasingly large role in the global economy and impacting portfolio…
Growing Interest in Forging a Direct Investment Path
lgochanour@familyoffice.com
Below is an excerpt from my article, Forging a Direct Investment Path, found in the 2019 FOX…
Ten Characteristics of Successful Direct Investing Families
lgochanour@familyoffice.com
Investing directly and operating in real estate and operating businesses is an increasingly…
Infographic: FOX Global Investment Survey Finds Family Offices Satisfied, but Evolving Asset Allocation
lgochanour@familyoffice.com
Overall Family Offices are satisfied with recent performance, but beginning to move away from the…