LCF Rothschild Group

Founder(s)	Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997)
Headquarters	Paris
Industry	Financial services
Website	www.lcf-rothschild.com

The LCF Rothschild Group is a private banking group. It was established by Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997) in 1953 ^[1]. Since 1997, the Group is owned and managed by the founder's son, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild.

Contents 1 Structure 2 Activities 3 The Lifestyle - French “Art de vivre” 4 Foundations list 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Structure

LCF Holding Benjamin and Edmond de Rothschild S.A. is the principal holding of the financial group controlled by Benjamin de Rothschild. Other holdings include:

• 77% of the Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild, parent of the Swiss group. The shares are listed in the Swiss Stock Market.

• 97% of the Compagnie Financière Saint-Honoré, head holding of the French group, which owns the Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, a French private bank.

The LCF group also contains the Compagnie Benjamin de Rotschild, set up in 1989 in Geneva by Benjamin de Rothschild, which offers leading edge services in managing financial risks. The group is present in 17 countries and has more than 30 offices worldwide, reportedly financing €100bn of assets in 2008.

[edit] Activities

LCF Rothschild group plays a part in the following sectors:

• Private banking: investment advisory services, portfolio management

• Company administration: incorporation, offshore registration, accounting services tax advice

• Consulting: corporate finance, risk management, M & A, hedging strategies, privatizations, appraisals, private equity, venture capital, growth capital, LBO (Leveraged Buy-out)

• Insurance: retirement insurance, Welfare provision, Expatriates, Nuclear-related risks, Consulting

• Fund management: asset allocation funds, equity funds, bond funds, money-market funds, composite funds, theme funds, regional funds, multi-manager funds, strucured products, index-based funds, alternative, fund of funds, FCPR / FCPI

• Fund administration: custody, administration, registrar

• Brokering / Market: bonds / equities / convertibles, Interest rates, options / futures, country funds

• Real Estate: real estate development, building rehabilitation and renovation, contracting and management

[edit] The Lifestyle - French “Art de vivre”

Under the direction of Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and his wife Ariane de Rothschild, the group has developed some investments in viniculture, luxury hotels, and other aspects of fine living. The LCF Rothschild group has invested into wine, notably with Château Clarke and Château des Laurets, in the heart of Médoc, in South of Africa with the Rupert family and also in Argentina. The group owns the Domaine du Mont d’Arbois Palace in the the French Alpine resort of Megève, which was created by Baronne Noémie de Rothschild in 1921.

[edit] Foundations list

• The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation, Israel:The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation was established to develop Caesarea as a settlement of high environmental and living conditions, as well as a regional industrial and tourism centre

• The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, New York

• The Edmond de Rothschild foundation, Geneva

• The Maurice & Noémie de Rothschild foundation, Geneva

• A. de Rothschild Memorial, Geneva

• The Fondation Rothschild Ophtalmologique develops and applies medicine and other sciences

relating to human health, notably in the field of ophthalmology

• Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique: Baron Edmond de Rothschild established a foundation for scientific research, which by 1927 had created the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique for pure and applied research

• Oeuvre de Protection des Enfants Juifs, Paris

• Institut des Sciences du Vivant, Lyon

• The Ariane de Rothschild foundation, Madrid

The tradition and guiding principles of the LCF Rothschild group foundations as handed down from generation to generation have rested on an absolute commitment to solidarity, social responsibility and the advancement of knowledge. The support of education is the first and foremost aim of the groups’ foundations.

[edit] External links

• LCF Rothschild group website

• List of the foundations

• The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation website

[edit] References

1. ^ New York Times, 04/11/1997