AUM
$40B+ (estimated based on Aldi Sud stake)
Principals
4
Principal Net Worth
$15.0B
Data Flags
Wealth managed through Siepmann Stiftung family trust; very private family
Heister Family Office
SFOHigh ConfidenceEssen, Germany
Last verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Website
- None public
- Source of Wealth
- Retail (Aldi Sud discount supermarket chain)
- Assets Under Management
- $40B+ (estimated based on Aldi Sud stake)
- Source File
- research/organizations/heister-family-office.md
- UID
- fo-heister-family-office
Also Known As
Beate Heister Family OfficeKarl Albrecht Jr. Family OfficeAlbrecht Family OfficeSiepmann StiftungHeister Capital
Principals (4)
Related Entities (3)
Relationship Strength
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Sources (6)
- (Forbes 2025 #143, $15B)
- (Bloomberg Billionaires Index)
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2025/04/01/forbes-worlds-billionaires-list-2025-the-top-200/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beate_Heister
- https://familyofficehub.io/blog/karl-albrecht-jr-beate-heist-is-there-a-family-office/
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331077/richest-germans-assets/
Changelog
- 2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence - verified net worth across Forbes ($15B #143) and Bloomberg Billionaires Index
- 2026-01-16Enriched with family background, Siepmann Stiftung structure, Aldi history, net worth with source, brother Karl Jr.
- 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal Beate Heister