AUM
Unknown (Lactalis is private with $30B+ revenue)
Principals
5
Principal Net Worth
$33.7B
Data Flags
Extremely private "invisible billionaire"; world's largest dairy; $23-30B net worth; Fonterra acquisition 2025
Besnier Family Office
SFOHigh ConfidenceLaval, France
Last verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Website
- Unknown
- Source of Wealth
- Food & Beverage (Dairy - Lactalis)
- Assets Under Management
- Unknown (Lactalis is private with $30B+ revenue)
- Source File
- research/organizations/besnier-family-office.md
- UID
- fo-besnier-family-office
Also Known As
Emmanuel Besnier Family OfficeBesnier CapitalLactalis Family Office
Principals (5)
Related Entities (3)
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Sources (7)
- (Forbes profile, $30B+ revenue)
- (Top 200)
- (Jan 2025 $23.4B)
- ($24.5B France #5)
- https://internationalfinance.com/business-leaders/business-leader-week-meet-emmanuel-besnier-ceo-dairy-giant-lactalis/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Besnier
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/yessarrosendar/2025/08/22/french-billionaire-emmanuel-besniers-lactalis-to-buy-fonterra-consumer-unit-for-22-billion/
Changelog
- 2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence - verified net worth with 4+ sources (Forbes Top 200, TradersUnion $23.4B, TheLocal $24.5B, ~$30B range)
- 2026-01-16Enriched with principal biography, family members, net worth updated to $29.9B (Forbes), added Fonterra acquisition news
- 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal Emmanuel Besnier