WHAT’S UP

The week, distilled

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Following deals with Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital, Miami-based wealth manager Corient is accelerating its acquisition-led expansion into Europe, with the purchase of Geneva-based Bedrock, which manages CHF 8.4 billion.

#m&a #geographicalexpansion #mfo

INVESTMENT

Prisca Courtin outlines the investment strategy of Famille C Participations to expand beyond Clarins through complementary assets and selective stakes, reflecting a broader ambition to diversify the family’s footprint while preserving strategic coherence.

#sfo #investmentstrategy #consumer

INVESTMENT

The acquisition of Rudd Estate by Chanel-owned St. Supéry Estate marks another step in the consolidation of fine wine under luxury groups. Wine is not only an agricultural asset, but a strategic extension of luxury portfolios and heritage storytelling.

#vineyard #diversification #luxuryinvestment

INVESTMENT

The proposed tightening of Switzerland’s Lex Koller marks a clear shift toward restricting foreign access to domestic real estate. Baker McKenzie decripts the potential impact of the “No 10-million Switzerland” on foreign investments in the country.

#realestate #switzerland #regulation

INVESTMENT

Nico Rosberg approaches venture capital with the same competitive mindset that defined his racing career, emphasizing access and networks as key drivers of success. He outlines Rosberg Ventures’ investment strategy and approach to Spear’s.

#AIboom #bubble #financialmarkets

UHNWI

Bill Ackman’s ambitions to take Pershing Square public are now being complicated by a family office dispute spilling into the open. Personal governance issues can increasingly intersect with high-stakes capital markets moves.

#familyoffice #hr #leadership

WHAT’S THAT

This week’s visual clue.

BCG - Beyond Tomorrow: Four Scenarios for the World of 2050

The report outlines four plausible futures for the global economy, built on extensive analysis of megatrends, historical data, and expert interviews. From an AI-driven world of abundance to a fragmented geopolitical order and divergent climate and technology pathways, the scenarios explore how growth, trade, inequality, and power structures could evolve over the next 25 years.

By understanding the range of distinct but plausible futures, leaders can make decisions today on future-sensing capabilities and how best to capture value over the next 25 years. Shocks or “black swan” events will continue to capture the imagination and the headlines but are outliers for strategic planning. By focusing on what’s probable, leaders can create a stronger plan for the future of their organizations.

WHAT’S ON

This week’s pick of entertainment

ATTEND

2026 Milan Design Week

April 20th - 26th

Milan, Italy

Milan once again becomes the global capital of design as the 64th edition of the Salone del Mobile returns alongside Fuorisalone. With the theme “Be the Project,” this year’s edition explores the dialogue between craftsmanship and innovation, framing design as a human-centred, responsible and evolving process.

WATCH

Beef Season 2

Netflix

Beef Season 2 expands into an ensemble study of four couples across generations, whose lives collide at a country club where status, desire, and insecurity quietly compound into escalation. What begins as parallel relationships—each defined by imbalance and self-deception—tightens into a single chain reaction, where one witnessed conflict unravels the fragile equilibrium holding them together.

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