List of the 400 Largest US Single Family Offices [2024]

List of 5 large US Single Family Offices

U.S. family offices play an integral part in the American investment landscape. They are major investors in financial markets, private equity, real estate and venture capital. Hence, our list is an important source for investment professionals all over the world. In the following, we are introducing you to five interesting US single family offices that are part of our list:

1. Fremont Group (San Francisco, California)

The San Francisco-based Fremont Group is the single family office of the Bechtel family. The Bechtel family is active in the engineering and construction space since 1895. Through different specialized teams, the Californian single family office is investing in various verticals. For example, FPR Partners is trading publicly traded equities for the family office. Fremont Private Holdings makes private equity investments in firms that make at least $20M in EBITDA. Fremont Macanta is a joint venture with the New York-based single family office of Terence O’Toole.

Update 2022: In the beginning of 2022, the Bechtel family office announced an lucrative real estate deal. 67,000sqf industrial complex in New Britain was sold for $6.95M, which represents a profit of $4.2M based on the acquisition price of $2.75M in 2012.

Update 2024: In December of the past year, the Fremont family office announced the acquisition of the commercial truck dealership Hunter Truck in a private equity transaction, underlining the activity of the firm.

2. Prairie Management Group (Northbrook, Illinois)

Gordon Segal, former CEO and longtime leader of the home furnishing retail chain Crate & Barrel, invests his capital through the Prairie Management Group. The Illinois-based single family office invests in businesses and real estate opportunities. Private Equity investments of Prairie include Evereve, Gotsworld, Framebridge and matterport. For its real estate investments, the firm looks for value-add and opportunistic investment opportunities. For example, the family office invested in a medical office in Houston, Texas.

3. Talpion Fund Management (New York)

In 2010, Henry Swieca launched Talpion Fund Management as his private single family office. After beginning his career at Merill Lynch and further stations at E.F. Hutton & Co., Swieca built his firm Highbridge Capital into a major alternative asset manager, ultimately selling it to JP Morgan. Swiecas single family office is focused on equities, real estate, private equity and venture capital. Through its foundation, Talpion supports, amongst others, AIEF and Columbia University.

4. The Hillman Company (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

The Pittsburgh-based Hillman family pools its wealth through the family office “The Hillman Company”. With more than 100 years of experience in private equity investing, the Pennsylvanian single family office is heavily weighted towards this asset class. Special emphasis lies on venture capital, growth equity and energy. The capital is also invested in other asset classes. Furthermore, the family office also has a philanthropic arm, the Hillman Family Foundations, whose gifts include the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburg or the Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies at the Carnegie Mellon University.

5. The Straus Group (New Jersey)

The single family office of Daniel E. Straus is called The Straus Group. Straus was the principal investor of hundreds of deals and was the CEO of The Multicare Companies, an NYSE traded firm. The family office has invested for 20 years in various asset classes, like hedge funds, private credit, equity and real estate. The New Jersey single family office also invests in international properties.

Update 2023: In June 2023, it was announced that portfolio company CareOne acquired an assisted living community in Massachusetts, underlining the activity of the Straus family office.

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• Country of main location
• Company name
• Contact data (URL, address, state, e-mail, telephone number, executives)
• Serial letter columns for mailings (formal salutation, first name, last name of the first executive)
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• Real Estate Focus (Yes/No) / Real Estate Focus Details / Examples of Real Estate Investments
• Venture Capital Focus (Yes/No) / Details on Venture Capital Focus / Examples of Venture Capital Investments
• Private Equity Focus (Yes/No) / Details on Private Equity Focus / Examples of Private Equity Investments
• Financial assets focus (Yes/No)
• Renewable Energy Focus (Yes/No)
• Other focus (art, philanthropy, forestry, agriculture, etc.)
• Dates of the entry creation, last check and last update

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