Klesch Family Office
Gary Klesch's privately owned industrial investment group, buying and running underperforming heavy-industry assets such as refineries and steelworks.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Klesch
- HEADQUARTERS
- London, United Kingdom
- FOUNDED
- 1990
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
Overview
Klesch is the investment vehicle of Anglo-American entrepreneur A. Gary Klesch, who founded Klesch & Company in 1990 to specialise in distressed and turnaround investing; he owns and chairs the group. Its businesses span metals, mining, oil and gas refining, power generation and chemicals. Acquisitions include the Heide refinery in Germany and Delfzijl steelworks (2009), Kem One (2012), Groupe Leali (2013) and Denmark's Kalundborg Refinery (2022).
Holdings & investments (5)
- Kalundborg RefineryIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2022
- Groupe LealiIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2013
- Kem OneIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2012
- Delfzijl steelworksIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2009
- Heide refineryIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2009
People
- A. Gary KleschFounder, owner and chairman · source
Frequently asked questions
Klesch Family Office is a single family office based in London, the United Kingdom, founded in 1990.
Klesch Family Office invests on behalf of the Klesch family.
Klesch Family Office invests its own capital into companies.
Klesch Family Office invests in Industrial & Manufacturing and Climate & Energy.
Key people at Klesch Family Office include A. Gary Klesch (Founder, owner and chairman).
Klesch Family Office's holdings and investments include Delfzijl steelworks, Heide refinery, Kem One, Groupe Leali and Kalundborg Refinery.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Klesch Family Office is Kalundborg Refinery (from Equinor) (Acquisition), announced in Jan 2022.