Industry Family office Founder Henry Phipps, Jr. | Website bessemer.com Founded 1907 | |
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Headquarters New York City, New York, United States Parent organization THE BESSEMER GROUP INCORPORATED | ||
Bessemer Trust, founded in 1907, is a private, independent office that oversees more than $106 billion for 2,300 families, foundations, and endowments.
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History and family ownership
In 1907, Henry Phipps, Jr. (1839–1930), of the Phipps family which still owns and directs Bessemer Trust, started Bessemer Trust as a family office to manage money he earned from his sale of Carnegie Steel, which he founded with Andrew Carnegie. In 1974, the Phipps family began allowing other select wealthy families to use Bessemer Trust's family office capabilities. This allowed the firm to maintain the size required to attract potential staff and investments. The current Chairman of the Board of Directors is the great-grandson of Henry Phipps, Stuart S. Janney III, who succeeded Ogden Mills Phipps in 1994.
Company
Bessemer Trust's headquarters are in New York City. The firm has 17 regional offices located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Long Island (Garden City, NY), Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Palm Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, and Woodbridge, NJ. International offices are located in the Cayman Islands and London.
Bessemer Trust manages wealth totaling 106 billion dollars, 90% of which comes from their 2,300 clients. With a client-retention rate of 98.4%, the firm holds on to significantly more of their clients than the industry-wide average of 95%. Clients must have at least $10 million to expect a full range of services from Bessemer Trust.
Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer
In 2001, Bessemer Trust entered into a partnership with Morgan Stanley's Alan Goldberg to form Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer, a middle market private equity firm. Prior to the founding of LGB, Bessemer Trust's Robert Lindsay was responsible for making private equity investments.
Recognition
Bessemer Trust won three notable awards in the 2014 Family Wealth Report, the yearly report from an organization that evaluates and ranks wealth management firms. The awards Bessemer Trust won include Best National Multi-Family Office and Best Fund Manager.