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Tommy Shields on Why Relationships Still Matter in an Increasingly Institutional Investment World

Seventy per cent of family offices now make direct investments, per Citi Wealth’s 2025 Global Family Office Report — and most of them have no procurement function. Tommy Shields, Head of Investor Relations at Onyx Reserve, on what actually decides who gets in the room.

Why B2B Buying Networks Are the Future of Procurement in 2026

Procurement is undergoing a quiet but fundamental shift. For decades, businesses managed purchasing through isolated systems, manual approvals, and disconnected vendor relationships. That model is reaching its limit. As supply chains grow more complex and buyer-supplier relationships become more interdependent, a new structure is emerging: the B2B buying network. By 2026, these interconnected ecosystems will