Mike Soertsz
Principal Fund Manager, Investor, Yachting Enthusiast
Mike Soertsz leads HelmShare, a seasoned entrepreneur and sailor with a history of building deep technology in the finance and banking sectors. He has assembled a team of experienced professionals across the maritime, investment management, finance and technology sectors to develop the Fund.
Background
- 15+ years in startups and technology, building technology and models for banking and finance.
- Over 10 years experience with venture capital and high net worth fundraising.
- International compliance and corporate structuring experience.
- 10+ years experience sailing and chartering yachts.
Elsewhere
Articles by Mike Soertsz
- What a berth costs, and why it sets the floor under every other line
- Yacht insurance is quoted as a percentage, and the percentage moves four-fold
- The yard bill compounds, because six surcharges sit on top of the base rate
- Why the wealthy own assets that produce cash distributions
- Oil shocks and real assets: when energy is a cost, not a hedge
- Is the illiquidity premium real? What the evidence shows
- Invest like the 1%: what access to private markets means
- Hard assets, inflation and the end of the de-dollarisation trade
- How yacht charter investment returns are actually generated
- Fractional yacht ownership versus a pooled yacht fund structure
- Is a yacht a good investment? The honest answer, and when
- How to buy a yacht: the process and where buyers lose money
- Choosing a yacht management company: a diligence framework
- Yacht charter management programmes: who bears which risk
- Catamaran ownership costs against a monohull: the real gap
- How much does a yacht cost to own? The full annual stack
- The purchase price is the smallest number in yacht ownership
- Multiple Yacht Owners Create Operational Chaos at Sea
- REIT Valuation Gap Signals Historic Real Estate Opportunity
- CPP Investments $600 Million Bet on Marine Industry Digital Transformation