Crain Currency quotes Scott Zack on family offices and direct deals

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Crain Currency, the Crain Communications publication written for family offices and family-owned businesses, quoted Scott Zack in an October 30, 2026 report by Marcus Baram. The piece looks at why more family offices are pulling back from commitments to outside funds and putting their money into companies directly, even though direct deals can be harder to exit.

Scott Zack owns Creek Equity, a private investment company in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, that founds, funds, and acquires businesses with its own capital. Because Creek Equity is not a fund with a fixed life, it can hold a company for as long as ownership makes sense rather than selling on a five-to-seven-year clock. That structure is the reason reporters ask him about the shift toward direct investing.

The full article is on the Crain Currency site. Reporters working on family offices, direct investing, or long-term ownership of private companies can reach Scott Zack at [email protected].

Published by the Scott Zack Michigan press room on November 1, 2026. More news