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The Billionaire Quietly Rebuilding Charleston, One Hotel and Tennis Court at a Time
Ben Navarro made his fortune lending to Americans the banks turned away. Now his family office is spending it on hotels, tennis stadiums and schools in one Southern city - and treating Charleston itself as the portfolio.
The Firm That Buys Small Manufacturers and Refuses to Flip Them
A Connecticut investor has spent three decades buying gearboxes, powder coating and barcode labels - using its own capital, and one unfashionable rule: hold for decades, not quarters.
The Family Office That Would Rather Run the Company Than Just Fund It
Rudy Larsen skipped college, started a lawn-care crew in 2006, and turned it into a Utah family office that now buys, builds, and runs a portfolio of service and tech companies. The pitch is unusual for money managers: they would rather be in the truck than in the boardroom.
The Company Behind Happy Meals and Stanley Tumblers Plays the Long Game
Morgan Street Holdings grew from a handshake with McDonald’s into a four-company portfolio touching logistics, loyalty, drinkware and workplace dining. Its pitch to founders is unusually simple: keep building, without an exit date hanging over the calendar.