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Berggruen Holdings

California Founded 1984 Website
Cheque Size$5M to $200M
Stages11
Industries15
Markets20
Stated Portfolio2
Operating Since1984 (42y)

About Berggruen Holdings

Berggruen Holdings is the investment arm of the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust, deploying proprietary capital globally across a range of asset classes. Over the past two decades, the firm has made hundreds of investments spanning real estate, private equity, venture capital, and public markets. With no external capital commitments or fund structures, Berggruen Holdings operates with exceptional flexibility in both decision-making and investment horizon. The team partners closely with operating companies, asset managers, and developers to identify opportunities with strong fundamentals and sustained cash flow. The firm maintains offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, Mumbai, and Istanbul, and continues to build a diversified portfolio of global assets through a long-term, opportunistic approach. Berggruen Holdings invests across a wide range of industries, continents, and asset classes, including direct private equity, real estate, alternative energy, financial instruments, and basic industry startups. The firm prides itself on building its portfolio through long-term, value-oriented investments, acquisitions, and partnership management opportunities. Depending on the opportunity and asset class, Berggruen Holdings is prepared to invest up to $200 million in any one transaction. With over 20 years of experience and more than 100 investments, the firm has a net equity in excess of $2 billion dollars. In the aggregate, the firm's private equity portfolio is debt-free and represents businesses that currently have $5 billion dollars in revenue and in excess of $250 million dollars EBITDA. Over the last 20 years, Berggruen Holdings and related entities have made well over 100 direct investments using its proprietary capital, which allows for longer investment horizons. The firm's portfolio companies include eGenesis and Mindstrong Health.

Geographical Focus

African markets1

Other stated markets19

United StatesUnited KingdomCanadaGermanyJapanAustraliaChinaIndiaBrazilFranceItalyMexicoSouth KoreaTurkeyRussiaIsraelChileArgentinaColombia

Requirements

Long-term value orientation, Flexibility in financing, Swift investment decisions, Partnership management opportunities

Stated Portfolio2

eGenesis
Mindstrong Health

As reported by the investor. We hold no profile for these companies, so they are printed as stated rather than linked.