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Family HoldingPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 5 SOURCES

Sandoz Family Foundation

Also known as Sandoz - Fondation de Famille, Sandoz Family Office SA

Private Swiss foundation created in 1964 by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz; holds stakes in Novartis, Lausanne luxury hotels and Fleurier watchmakers, managed by Sandoz Family Office SA in Pully.

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Family & background

FAMILY
Sandoz
WEALTH ORIGIN
Descendants of Édouard Constant Sandoz, founder of the Basel chemical company Sandoz (now Novartis)
HEADQUARTERS
Pully, Switzerland
FOUNDED
1964

Investment approach

GEOGRAPHY
Switzerland
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)

Overview

The Sandoz Family Foundation (Sandoz - Fondation de Famille) is a private Swiss foundation created in 1964 by sculptor Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, son of the founder of the Basel company Sandoz, now Novartis. Besides charitable and cultural activities, it holds long-term business interests: a stake in Novartis, watchmakers Parmigiani Fleurier and Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, and hotels including the Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne Palace and Château d'Ouchy. Its affairs are run from Pully by Sandoz Family Office SA. In 2020 it sold printing companies Genoud and Musumeci to ALLEGRA CAPITAL.

Investment thesis

Investment policy stated as oriented towards technological innovation and sustainable development.

Holdings & investments (11)

  • Citco
    Fintech · since 1965
  • Novartis
    Biotech & Life Sciences
  • Parmigiani Fleurier
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Beau-Rivage Palace
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Lausanne Palace
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Château d'Ouchy
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • PCL Presses Centrales
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Imprimerie Cornaz
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Genoud Entreprise d'arts graphiques
    Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
  • Musumeci S.p.A.
    Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited

Frequently asked questions

Sandoz Family Foundation is a family holding based in Pully, Switzerland, founded in 1964.

Sandoz Family Foundation invests on behalf of the Sandoz family (Descendants of Édouard Constant Sandoz, founder of the Basel chemical company Sandoz (now Novartis)).

Sandoz Family Foundation invests its own capital into companies.

Sandoz Family Foundation invests in Consumer & E-commerce, Industrial & Manufacturing and Biotech & Life Sciences.

Sandoz Family Foundation's holdings and investments include Novartis, Parmigiani Fleurier, Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne Palace, Château d'Ouchy, PCL Presses Centrales and Imprimerie Cornaz, among others.