Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 7 SOURCES

Somerston Group

Jersey-based multi-generation single-family office with shipping origins (1854) investing in real estate in Europe and the US, late-stage private tech and listed markets.

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Family & background

HEADQUARTERS: St Helier, Jersey
OFFICES: London, United Kingdom · Munich, Germany · Warsaw, Poland · United States
FOUNDED: 1854

Investment approach

SECTORS: Real Estate & PropTech Artificial Intelligence Fintech Software & SaaS Mobility & Logistics
GEOGRAPHY: EuropeNorth America
STAGES: Growth
ROUTES: Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES: Real estatePrivate equityDirect investmentsPublic equities

Overview

Somerston Group describes itself as the collective holdings of a multi-generation single-family office, privately owned and headquartered in St Helier, Jersey. Its origins go back to 1854, when Ralph Chapman set up as a ship's agent; the last shipping assets were sold by 1975 and property became the main focus. Today it holds real estate in Europe (via Somerston Capital and Polish subsidiary Newbridge) and the US (via The Cambay Group, master developer of River Islands, Lathrop, California), a controlling stake in Trans Pacific Networks, a later-stage private technology programme (Somerston Innovation), and listed-market portfolios run by Somerston Asset Management, a Jersey-regulated fund services business open to external investors by invitation. It also says it works with other families who share its investing ethos.

Investment thesis

Unconstrained asset selection concentrated on a manageable number of strategic initiatives; in private markets it invests directly and alongside aligned families and specialist managers in later-stage, pre-IPO companies (AI infrastructure, fintech, autonomy and defence, digital infrastructure, advertising technology, smart-city platforms).

Holdings & investments (12)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

Somerston Asset Management
Jersey regulated fund services business managing listed investments
Somerston Capital
Strategic acquisition, asset management and advisory arm (European real estate)
The Cambay Group
Holds the Group's US real estate interests
Castlebridge Hospitality
Manages the Group's hotel assets

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

Trans Pacific Networks
Deep Tech · controlling interest
The Cambay Group (River Islands)
Real Estate & PropTech
Newbridge
Real Estate & PropTech
Castlebridge Hospitality
Real Estate & PropTech
Palantir
Software & SaaS · realized (Fund I)
CoreWeave
Artificial Intelligence · realized (Fund I)
Klarna
Fintech · realized (Fund I)
SoFi
Fintech · realized (Fund I)
Lucid
Mobility & Logistics · realized (Fund I)
Volta
Mobility & Logistics · realized (Fund I)
Darktrace
Software & SaaS · realized (Fund I)
Figma
Software & SaaS · realized (Fund I)

People

Nick Wakefield
Chief Investment Officer · source
Aaron Knapik
CIO, Portfolio Manager (Innovation) · source
Allan Chapman
Executive Director · source
Alex Ohlsson
Director and Legal Advisor · source
Jon Rees
Non-Executive Director · source
Susan Dell'Osso
Director · source
Tracy Clarke
Chief Operating Officer · source
Bill Scott
Cambay Director, US CFO · source
Tom Powell
Chief Commercial Officer · source
Kiril Deliivanov
Senior Vice President (Innovation) · source
Stephen Chapman
Senior Associate (Innovation) · source
David Finch
Chief Financial Officer (Innovation) · source
Lana Callahan
General Partner Director (Innovation) · source

Frequently asked questions

Somerston Group is a single family office based in St Helier, Jersey, founded in 1854.

Somerston Group invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes real estate, private equity, direct investments and public equities.

Somerston Group invests at Growth stage in Real Estate & PropTech, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Software & SaaS and Mobility & Logistics.

Key people at Somerston Group include Allan Chapman (Executive Director), Alex Ohlsson (Director and Legal Advisor), Jon Rees (Non-Executive Director) and Susan Dell'Osso (Director).

Somerston Group's holdings and investments include Trans Pacific Networks, The Cambay Group (River Islands), Newbridge, Castlebridge Hospitality, Palantir, CoreWeave, Klarna and SoFi, among others.