August von Finck
August von Finck Jr. is a Swiss-based German billionaire businessman.
- August von Finck Jr.’s wealth originates from a business started by his grandfather, Wilhelm von Finck, in 1870.
- Merck Finck & Co. is the private bank that spawned, among other companies, the Loewenbraeu breweries and insurers Munich Re and Allianz.
- With cash from the 1990 sale (to Barclay’s Bank) of Allianz shares and Merck Finck & Co., von Finck Jr. has invested in a diversified portfolio.
- He has a 15% stake in Switzerland’s Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS), the world’s leading verification, testing and certification organization.
- He also invests, together with his children, in real estate and industrial companies.
