Bloomberg data reveals that wealthy families have contributed to nearly $20 billion of listed company takeovers. Family fortunes are proving to be quite the hit show, with blue chip PE groups not immune from the chilling effects of a slower fundraising environment. Family dollars have proved invaluable in getting a number of prominent acquisitions over the line this year, including Germany’s Veissmann family co-investing alongside KKR in the $3 billion purchase of renewable energy firm Encavis AG. These family friendly deals show that buyout fundraising has shifted slightly and become the ‘Billionaire Boys (Buyout) Club’.