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Estimated $4-5B (estate)

Principals

3

Principal Net Worth

$4.7B

Data Flags

Principal deceased November 15, 2024; Net worth verified Forbes ($4.7B at death) + Wikipedia Germans list ($2.5B); Estate transition

Knapp Family Office

SFOHigh Confidence

Braunschweig, Germany

Last verified: Jan 17, 2026

Details

Website
Unknown
Source of Wealth
Fashion & Retail (New Yorker)
Assets Under Management
Estimated $4-5B (estate)
Source File
research/organizations/knapp-family-office.md
UID
fo-knapp-family-office

Also Known As

Friedrich Knapp Family OfficeKnapp CapitalNew Yorker founderKnapp Estate

Principals (3)

Friedrich Knapp (Deceased)Founder/Principal (Deceased November 15, 2024)OWNS
$4.7B
Children (3)PrivateOWNS
WifePhilanthropistOWNS

Team Members (3)

Christian WulffTitle TBD
WORKS_AT
Friedrich KnappTitle TBD
WORKS_AT
William PutsisTitle TBD
WORKS_AT

Related Entities (6)

Estate holdingsHolding Company
Knapp CapitalInvestment Vehicle
Knapp Family FoundationFoundation

Philanthropic activities

Knapp FoundationFoundation
New Yorker GmbHSubsidiary

Fashion retail (1,000+ stores)

New Yorker international operationsSubsidiary

40 countries

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Sources (5)

Changelog

  • 2026-01-17Verification upgrade to High - Net worth verified at $4.7B (Forbes 2024 Billionaires at death); Wikipedia Germans list $2.5B; 2-source verification; Estate in transition
  • 2026-01-16Enriched with biography, New Yorker founding (1971), death November 15, 2024, 1,000+ stores, family (wife, 3 children), updated net worth to $4.7B
  • 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal Friedrich Knapp

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