Integrity · Trust · Connection

“Seig and his team came highly recommended by an influential single family office who say they only use The Ton events for finding new investment ideas and themes, and we can see why.   The attendees were exclusively decision makers from the families or their investment offices across a range of industries, all with a genuine interest in deploying capital, and many of whom made the effort to travel in especially for the events.   Seig does a great job introducing the speakers and setting a relaxed atmosphere, as well as following up effectively with the presenters and the investors afterwards to ensure both sides get as much value as possible from each event.”

Steven Mantle

A trusted network of investors, built up over decades

The Ton was founded by Seig de Vater to present the most interesting investment ideas to his personal, trusted network of investors, built up over decades. As a result, The Ton® is a true community of dynamic investors with proven judgement and integrity, a striking contrast to increasingly commercialised Family Office events.

Seig de Vater has over 30 years of experience with Family Offices, starting with Cazenove & Co, where for 12 years he looked after Family Office funds and companies, building relationships with over 500 Families.

Seig has raised in excess of US $4 billion for various investment strategies through the Ton’s fundraising partner, Debrecks. Seig founded the European Family Office Investment Forum and launched the first Family Office Leadership Summit and Family Office Investment Summit in London.

The Ton events gather a select and relevant group of investors in a convivial setting for interesting investment presentations, with the aim of achieving an increased level of opportunity, cooperation, and connection.

Carefully selected speakers to educate and enlighten from the finance, media and technological worlds, present topical authentic fresh investment ideas and are not product presentations or specific pitches.

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“Seig has been invaluable is getting us much needed early-bird capital. He raised us close to $5m which has acted as a good springboard for bolting on other assets. Seig’s contacts are very private and off-radar and that suits us very well. We are sure that as the fund continues to grow and make absolute returns that many of the other investors Seig put us in touch with will revisit the product. We plan a series of launches next year in the Japanese income space and possibly in a specialist UK long only product and will call on Seig to help as much as he can. We would recommend Seig and his team and wish them all the best for 2022.”
James Salter
James SalterFounder and CIO of Zennor Asset Management
"The Ton format greatly expanded our knowledge and introduced us to family offices we could never have met elsewhere. We would highly recommend these discrete and bespoke Ton events to companies who wish to access private family offices globally."
Chris Aldous
Chris AldousCharles Stanley
“The atmosphere was intimate and friendly, and the IT people were competent (which I have to say is not my experience on most such occasions). I was very struck by the variety of interesting people who were there. So, very many thanks for letting us join you to sell our wares. Not only did we enjoy ourselves, but we have made some useful contacts. Many thanks.”
General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman
General Sir Timothy Granville-ChapmanGBE KCB, Grosvenor Estate, The Duke of Westminster’s Office
“Seig has a tremendous Rolodex of family offices and investment personnel. Seig is very thorough on his due diligence of those who pitch investment ideas and has a great rapport with the families at the events. The added due diligence and the environment he creates with investors through the events makes it easy to do business with Seig and potential investors. I would highly recommend Seig to others who are looking to raise money, due to his professionalism, fun nature and his ability to deliver.”
Rahul Mehta
Rahul MehtaFamily Director, ParkerLloyd Group
“Our project was a little unusual but Seig and his team were able to communicate this very effectively to their network. This ensured not only a successful fundraising but also long term commercial relationships which have been invaluable.”
Henry Guy Stevens
Henry Guy StevensFounder & Chairman, QXE Industries Limited
“I found the Ton events extremely helpful for getting in front of the right people at the right time (seed/second round investment/pre private equity). When it comes to UHNW investors, Seig is seriously connected. These are hand-picked and sophisticated investors and I think it’s fair to say it’s the best £20k I’ve ever spent. We raised £1m investment capital in 10 minutes. And more importantly – from the right people – supportive and experienced investors willing to use risk capital for potential high returns.”
David Spencer-Percival
David Spencer-PercivalFounder & CEO, Rosemary Water
“I was fortunate enough to speak at one of the first Ton events about cyber security and other physical threats facing high net worth individuals and families. Seig pulled together an amazing group of highly successful people who not only enjoyed the fascinating presentations but also the opportunity to share their experiences and concerns about succeeding in these challenging times. I would strongly recommend anyone who gets the chance to attend or speak at one of these Ton events to do so.”
Ed Butler
Ed ButlerCBE, DSO, Executive Director & Senior Advisor, SRM
“We were fortunate enough to be introduced to Seig, who gave us an honest and insightful evaluation of our business and our chances of investment. As a result of Seig’s unrivalled contacts, knowledge and acumen we were able to complete our investment round very quickly, with Seig assisting to make sure that we met investors with relevant experience and skill sets to make a real difference. Since our investment round, our company has enjoyed astonishing growth with Seig remaining in close contact and now advising on the next stage of our funding requirements. I couldn’t recommend Seig highly enough; he is supportive, helpful and shows great empathy and understanding. We couldn’t have got where we are if it wasn’t for Seig’s help and we consider him a trusted advisor and friend.”
Dan O’Connell
Dan O’ConnellFounder & Chairman, Red Storm Agency
“Over the years I have worked alongside many start-ups, entrepreneurs and investors. As part of our first serious capital raise we explored a number of processes and reached to a number of VCs and brokers as a means of finding the right partner for our capital raise. We were introduced to a very charismatic and effective relationship specialist, Seig, who took a personal interest in our process and ensured that we were matched with a team of great investors, advisors and influencers. The process could not be more seamless with great returns on the investment. We were not just looking for cash, we were looking for value adding capital and really found that in Seig and his team.”
Orlando Agrippa
Orlando AgrippaFounder & CEO, Draper & Dash
“We had a most successful and enjoyable experience with Seig during our last funding round; a most unique way of connecting with influencers and potential investors that form part of Seig’s personal worldwide network of business leaders and founders. We would not hesitate in recommending Seig services to other entrepreneurs and welcome the opportunity of working with his team again.”
Mick Newton
Mick NewtonCo-Founder & CEO, Live & Loud
“Seig was invaluable in helping to guide our early fundraising efforts. Always honest in his approach with us and potential investors, ensuring that we were well prepared to discuss areas of interest. The events we held were always enjoyable and insightful and we have built long lasting relationships with many of the contacts he introduced us to.”
Martin Ijaha
Martin IjahaCo-Founder & CEO, Neyber
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