Francois Pinualt is a well-known French billionaire. In 1962, Pinault launched the Kering group, which today operates various luxury brands like Gucci, Balenciaga or Boucheron. Former holdings include Puma or Volcom. Besides, Pinault is one of the most renowned art collectors in the world. The French entrepreneur, with an estimated net worth of €40BN, owns artworks of Warhol, Rothko or Damien Hirst. In 2006, Pinault hired star architect Tadao Ando to transform the Venetian Palazzo Grassi to an art museum. We investigate if there is Pinault’s family holding belongs to the most important family offices in France.
Groupe Artemis as Pinault family office
The investments of Francois Pinault and his family are made through the Groupe Artemis, which was established in 1992. It actively invests in comapnies and is the controlling shareholder of Kering. Futhermore, Artemis invests in vineyards like the famous Chateau Latour in Pauillac. Furthermore, Groupe Artemis is the owner of auction house Christie’s. In the sporting sector, Artemis is active as owner of football club Stade Rennais.
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This article directly stems from the research process for our European single family office database. Our list of European single family offices includes the most important family investment vehicles that invest in various areas, such as financial markets, real estate, venture capital, private equity and renewables.