AUM
Est. $15B+ (Knorr-Bremse + Vossloh holdings)
Principals
5
Principal Net Worth
$20.0B
Data Flags
Complex succession situation, family disputes settled 2024
Thiele Family Office (THI Investments)
Multi-generational Family Office / Family FoundationHigh ConfidenceMunich, Germany
Last verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Website
- https://thi-investments.com/
- Source of Wealth
- Industrial manufacturing (brakes, rail systems)
- Assets Under Management
- Est. $15B+ (Knorr-Bremse + Vossloh holdings)
- Source File
- research/organizations/thiele-family-office.md
- UID
- fo-thiele-family-office
Also Known As
Heinz Hermann Thiele Family OfficeThiele Family FoundationTHI InvestmentsThiele Holdings
Principals (5)
Team Members (3)
Related Entities (5)
Heinz Hermann Thiele Family FoundationFoundation
Controls majority stakes in operating companies
Knorr-Bremse AGSubsidiary
Frankfurt-listed braking systems manufacturer (~59% family stake)
Stella VermögensverwaltungSubsidiary
Asset management entity
THI Investments GmbHSubsidiary
Family office / investment vehicle
Vossloh AGSubsidiary
(XETRA: VOS) - Rail infrastructure company
Relationship Strength
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Sources (8)
- https://thi-investments.com/
- https://www.forbes.com/profile/nadia-thiele/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Hermann_Thiele
- https://newsroom.knorr-bremse.com/en/family-foundation-ensures-continuity-and-future-success-of-knorr-bremse/
- https://www.law.com/international-edition/2024/12/18/hengeler-brokers-15-billion-settlement-in-explosive-succession-style-thiele-family-feud/
- https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/06/family-of-late-german-industrialist-must-pay-record-e4-billion-inheritance-tax/
- https://thebrakereport.com/thiele-foundation-anchors-knorr-bremse-vossloh/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-22/heirs-to-german-industrial-fortune-face-6-billion-tax-bill
Changelog
- 2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence - Nadia Thiele net worth $7.1B confirmed by Forbes 2025 and Wikipedia (List of Germans by net worth #385)
- 2026-01-16Comprehensive enrichment - added Heinz Hermann Thiele biography (founder, died 2021), family members (Nadia widow, Julia main heir, Henrik son), €15B succession settlement (Dec 2024), €4B record inheritance tax (2025), entities (THI Investments, Knorr-Bremse, Vossloh), foundation structure. Updated confidence to Medium.
- 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal Nadia Thiele