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Beisheim Holding

Investment company of Beisheim Stiftung (Baar)

Baar investment company of the Swiss Beisheim Foundation, managing the estate of Metro co-founder Otto Beisheim: strategic stakes in Metro and Ceconomy, equities, bonds, real estate, PE funds.

USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY
Beisheim
WEALTH ORIGIN
Metro cash & carry (wholesale retail), co-founded by Otto Beisheim
HEADQUARTERS
Baar, Switzerland
FOUNDED
2013
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS
Real Estate & PropTechConsumer & E-commerce
GEOGRAPHY
Global
STAGES
GrowthBuyout
ROUTES
Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Public equitiesReal estatePrivate equityFunds (as LP)

Overview

Beisheim Holding in Baar is the investment company of the Swiss Beisheim Foundation, one of two foundations to which Metro co-founder Otto Beisheim bequeathed his assets in 2013. It manages only the foundation's assets and provides no investment services to third parties; investments are run operationally by its subsidiary Beisheim Management AG, with an investment committee set up by the foundation. The portfolio covers liquidity, strategic holdings in Metro AG and Ceconomy AG, listed equities and bonds through external mandates, direct office, commercial and residential property in Switzerland and Germany plus property funds, and private equity mainly through primary and secondary funds focused on growth and buyout.

Investment thesis

Long-term investor charged with preserving the foundation's assets and generating sustainable returns through a global, diversified approach that also considers ethical values; invests only in transparent, verifiable business and investment models.

Holdings & investments (2)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

  • Beisheim Management AG
    100% subsidiary that operationally manages the investments

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

People

  • Dr. Toni Calabretti
    Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH · source
  • Dr. Fredy Raas
    Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH · source
  • Hugo Trütsch
    Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH · source
  • Peter Jung
    Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH · source
  • Dr. Dr. Christoph Glaser
    Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH (since 2025) · source
  • Vivian Brunner
    Managing Director, Beisheim Management AG · source
  • Rolf Furrer
    Managing Director, Beisheim Management AG (since 2016) · source

Frequently asked questions

Beisheim Holding is a single family office based in Baar, Switzerland, founded in 2013.

Beisheim Holding invests on behalf of the Beisheim family (Metro cash & carry (wholesale retail), co-founded by Otto Beisheim).

Beisheim Holding invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes public equities, real estate, private equity and funds (as lp).

Beisheim Holding invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Real Estate & PropTech and Consumer & E-commerce.

Key people at Beisheim Holding include Dr. Toni Calabretti (Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH), Dr. Fredy Raas (Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH), Hugo Trütsch (Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH) and Peter Jung (Managing Director, Beisheim Holding GmbH).

Beisheim Holding's holdings and investments include Metro AG and Ceconomy AG.

No. Beisheim Holding invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.