Georg Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza (19 March 1950 – 30 September 2022) was the chairman of the private venture capital firm TBG AG,[1] which operates as the investment arm of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family.[2]
Georg Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza | |
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| Born | 19 March 1950 |
| Died | 30 September 2022 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Partner | Catharina Eleonore Meran-Brandhofen |
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| Family | Thyssen-Bornemisza |
Early life
editGeorg Heinrich was the eldest son of noted industrialist and art collector Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921–2002) from his first wife, Princess Teresa Amalia Franziska Elisabeth Maria of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1925–2008), second child and the only daughter of Prince Alfred of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1896–1970) and Franziska, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim (1902–1987).
Career
editUnder his chairmanship, TBG has undertaken several large acquisitions, including the $900M purchase in 2017 of US-based weather and data analytics company DTN,[3] and the 2018 purchase of European weather firm MeteoGroup for an undisclosed sum.[4] He was among the wealthiest individuals in Switzerland.[5] He had been chairman of the Zürich-based NOMIS Foundation since its founding in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Board of Directors – NOMIS Foundation". NOMIS Foundation. 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
Georg Heinrich Thyssen... studied mathematics at the University of Munich and received a law degree from the University of Zurich. For 35 years, he has held a series of key executive positions within the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group (TBG) and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of TBG AG.
- ^ Foxman, Simone (20 October 2017). "Wealthy Families Are Winning Deals Away From Private Equity". Bloomberg Markets. New York City. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
TBG AG, the investment arm of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family that's based in Zurich, ...[acquired DTN] this year for $900 million.
- ^ Rucker, Nick (4 April 2017). "Massive acquisition by low key family office of high profile family". Family Capital. London. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "MeteoGroup to be acquired by TBG AG" (Press release). London: MeteoGroup. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Les 300 Plus Riches de Suisse: 51. Famille Thyssen-Bornemisza" [The 300 Richest Swiss: 51. Thyssen-Bornemisza Family]. Bilan (in French). 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.