August von Finck Jr.

August von Finck Jr. (born 1930) is a Swiss-based German billionaire businessman.

August von Finck Jr.
Born1930 (age 90–91)
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationBusinessman
Net worth$8.3 billion (September 2020)
Spouse(s)Francine von Finck
Children4
Parent(s)August von Finck Sr.

Early life

He was born in 1930 in Munich, the son of August von Finck Sr., and the grandson of Wilhelm von Finck, who started a private bank in 1870 that became Merck Finck & Co.[1][2]

Career

In February 2020, Von Finck sold the majority of his stake in Switzerland's SGS SA, one of the world's largest testing and inspection companies. He sold 960,000 shares valued at $2.4 billion.[3]

According to Forbes, he had a net worth of $8.3 billion in September 2020.[4]

Other interests

The German state government of Baden-Württemberg authorized the sale of an incunable about Medieval history to him. The price is around 20 million euros.[5]

It is likely that Finck is a financial supporter of the German far right party AfD.[6][7]

Personal life

He is married to Francine.[2] They have four children and live in Weinfelden Castle in Thurgau canton, Switzerland.[1][2] His eldest son is August François von Finck.

References
  1. "Forbes profile: August von Finck". Forbes. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. "Bloomberg Billionaires Index # 198: August von Flink". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "Billionaire August Von Finck Sells Most of His Stake in SGS". Bloomberg.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. "August von Finck". Forbes. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. "Se vende incunable medieval - Medievalum". medievalum.com. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. Konicz, Tomasz (14 September 2017). "AfD: Die Masken fallen". TELEPOLIS. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. Amann, Melanie; Becker, Sven; Röbel, Sven (30 November 2018). "Golden Age: A Billionaire Backer and the Murky Finances of the AfD". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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