TwinFocus Capital Partners

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TwinFocus Capital Partners
Company type Private company
Industry Financial services
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
FoundersPaul and Wesley Karger
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Services Multi family office
AUM $7.9 billion assets under advisory (2023)
Website twinfocus.com

TwinFocus Capital Partners (known as TwinFocus) is an American multi family office based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was started in 2006 by twin brothers Paul and Wesley Karger. [1]

As of 2019, TwinFocus had a 40-person team and represented more than 45 family office clients around the world with individual balance sheets totaling at least $100 million. [2] The company manages a diverse array of asset classes including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, private equity and real estate. [3] [4] As of 2023, TwinFocus reported $7.9 billion in assets under advisory. [5]

History

The company was started in 2006 by twin brothers Paul and Wesley Karger.

In October 2018, TwinFocus opened its London office in Mayfair, an affluent area in the city's West End. [6] In early 2019, TwinFocus helped its founding European client, Markerstudy Group, facilitate the £185 million acquisition of Co-op Insurance. Shortly thereafter, the firm introduced formal M&A and real estate advisory services for its global ultra-high net worth client base. [7] [8]

TwinFocus is also present in Latin America and Asia, working with entrepreneurs with substantial cash holdings. [9] The company's main competitors in Asia include Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs. [10]

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