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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 5 SOURCES

Krefeld

Paris family office of the Hermès heirs, formed in 2022 by pooling the family branches' investment vehicles; co-investor in insurer Albingia (2025) and in Anjac with KKR.

USEFUL FOR Co-investors

Paris family office of the Hermès families. Not related to the German city of Krefeld.

Family & background

FAMILY
Hermès (several family branches)
WEALTH ORIGIN
Luxury goods (Hermès International)
HEADQUARTERS
Paris, France
FOUNDED
2022
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
LATEST DEAL
Albingia (Consortium acquisition (led by Financière de Blacailloux)) · May 2025

Overview

Krefeld is the family office of the Hermès families, a Paris SAS registered in July 2022 that consolidated eight family offices and investment vehicles of the branches of the Hermès heirs. Spear's reports that it holds shares in Hermès International and that ownership is limited to Hermès descendants. It was part of the consortium led by the Chamoin family's holding Financière de Blacailloux that bought the insurer Albingia from Eurazeo, completed in May 2025, and it holds a minority stake in Anjac Health & Beauty alongside KKR. In September 2025 it set up Breithorn Holding, headed by Charles-Henri Chaliac, to oversee asset and fund management.

Holdings & investments (3)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

  • Breithorn Holding
    Separate company (SAS registered 24 September 2025, president Charles-Henri Chaliac) that can oversee fund and asset management

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

  • Hermès InternationalNOTABLE
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • AlbingiaNOTABLE
    since 2025
  • Anjac Health & Beauty
    Consumer & E-commerce · Minority stake

People

  • Matthieu Dumas
    Président · source
  • Charles-Henri Chaliac
    Head of Krefeld (Directeur Général); chief executive of Breithorn Holding · source
  • Claire Zeng
    Executive on the Krefeld board · source

Frequently asked questions

Krefeld is a single family office based in Paris, France, founded in 2022.

Krefeld invests on behalf of the Hermès (several family branches) family (Luxury goods (Hermès International)).

Krefeld invests its own capital into companies.

Key people at Krefeld include Matthieu Dumas (Président), Charles-Henri Chaliac (Head of Krefeld (Directeur Général); chief executive of Breithorn Holding) and Claire Zeng (Executive on the Krefeld board).

Krefeld's holdings and investments include Hermès International, Albingia and Anjac Health & Beauty.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Krefeld is Albingia (Consortium acquisition (led by Financière de Blacailloux)), announced in May 2025.

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