Harald Quandt Family Office

About Harald Quandt Family Office

Harald Quandt Family Office is a single-family office based in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany. Established in 1974, the firm manages the pooled assets of the heirs of Harald Quandt and provides asset management services to family offices and institutional investors. The firm also provides equity financing to mid-cap companies in German-speaking countries and financial planning & family office services to its clients. The Quandts manage their wealth through the Harald Quandt Holding GmbH, a Bad Homburg, Germany-based family investment company and trust named after their father, Harald Quandt, who passed away in 1967. Dr. Fritz Becker, the CEO of the family entities, said the siblings realized average annual returns above 7 percent from its founding in 1981 through 1996. Since then, the returns have averaged 7.6%. Furthermore the Harald Quandt family holds sole shareholdings and respectively one majority shareholding in several financial service companies (HQ Capital, HQ Equita, HQ Trust, HQ Asset Servicing). These financial service companies have a total of approx. $US 17 billion in assets under management. Their core competencies are in the development of global portfolio strategies backed by solid experience in alternative investment classes: HQ Capital is a leading, independent investment manager for alternative investments that combines expertise in the areas of private equity and real estate under one roof. HQ Equita is an investment company for SMEs in German-speaking countries. HQ Trust is one of the oldest and largest, independent, multi-family offices in Germany. HQ Trust manages highly complex assets for private persons, families and foundations in addition to consulting for institutional investors and pension funds worldwide. HQ Holding - Asset Management HQAM stands for highest competence in quantitative portfolio management.