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Famfa Oil
Famfa Oil is a Nigerian family-owned oil and gas company founded in 1991 by Modupe and Folorunso Alakija, best known for holding 60% of OML 127, which contains part of the Chevron-operated Agbami field.
Familien Hoffmann, Oeri und Duschmalé
Familien Hoffmann, Oeri und Duschmalé are the descendant families of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, who founded the Basel pharmaceutical company Roche in 1896 and whose heirs remain its dominant shareholders.
Familien Schindler und Bonnard
Familien Schindler und Bonnard are two intermarried Swiss industrial families who, through shareholder agreements, control Schindler Holding, the elevator and escalator group founded in Lucerne in 1874.
Famille Hermès
The Hermès family, descendants of founder Thierry Hermès, control the Paris luxury house Hermès International through holding companies; its Dumas, Puech, and Guerrand branches hold over 50% of shares.
Fanjul Corp.
Fanjul Corp. is a privately held Florida holding company, incorporated in 1987 and based in West Palm Beach, that sits atop the Fanjul family's sugar and real estate group.
Felipe L. Gozon
Felipe Gozon is a Filipino lawyer and executive who served as chairman and CEO of GMA Network from 2000 to 2024, transforming it into the country's ratings leader.
Fernández León Group
The Fernández León Group (Grupo Fernández León) is a Chilean family business group based in Santiago, active in insurance, banking, mining, and real estate, centered on Consorcio Financiero.
Fernando Chico Pardo
Fernando Chico Pardo, born in 1952 in Mexico City, is a Mexican investor who founded Promecap, chairs airport operator ASUR, and bought 25% of Banamex in 2025.
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá is a Mexican pharmaceutical billionaire who ran Laboratorios Rimsa with his brother Leopoldo and sold it to Teva for $2.3 billion in 2016.
Fernando Roig Alfonso
Fernando Roig Alfonso, born 1947 in Valencia, is a Spanish businessman who owns the Pamesa ceramic tile group, presides over Villarreal CF, and holds 9% of the Mercadona supermarket chain.
Ferruccio Ferragamo
Ferruccio Ferragamo is an Italian fashion executive, eldest son of founder Salvatore Ferragamo, who ran the family luxury house as CEO from 1984 to 2006 and chairman until 2021.
Fertipar
Fertipar is a Brazilian family-controlled fertilizer group founded in 1980 in Paranaguá, Paraná, by Alceu Elias Feldmann, with headquarters in Curitiba and about 15% of the national market.
Filinvest Development
Filinvest Development Corporation is a Philippine holding company controlled by the Gotianun family and headquartered in Alabang, Metro Manila, operating in real estate, banking, and power since 1973.
Fininvest
Fininvest is the private holding company of the Berlusconi family, founded by Silvio Berlusconi and headquartered in Milan. Its main assets are stakes in MFE-MediaForEurope, Mondadori, and Banca Mediolanum.
Firmenich family
The Firmenich family is the Geneva-based family that owned the fragrance and flavors firm Firmenich, becoming the largest shareholder group in DSM-Firmenich after the 2023 merger.
Flávio Augusto
Flávio Augusto da Silva is a Brazilian education entrepreneur who founded the English school chain Wise Up in Rio de Janeiro in 1995 and later led Wiser Educação.
Fluxà Rosselló family
The Fluxà Rosselló family (Fluxà Roselló family) is a Spanish business family from Mallorca that owns the Iberostar hotel group and the Camper and Lottusse footwear brands.
Fogo de Chão; later Corrientes 348
Fogo de Chão is a Brazilian churrascaria chain founded in 1979 in Porto Alegre by the Coser brothers, known for rodízio dining and later owned by Bain Capital.
Formosa Plastics Group
Formosa Plastics Group (台塑企业, FPG) is a Taiwanese petrochemical conglomerate co-founded in 1954 in Kaohsiung by the brothers Wang Yung-ching and Wang Yung-tsai, beginning with Taiwan's first PVC factory.
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, also known as Francesco G. Caltagirone, is an Italian billionaire entrepreneur, born in Rome in 1943, who founded and leads the Milan-listed holding Caltagirone S.p.A.
Francis Yeoh
Francis Yeoh, full name Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, is a Malaysian businessman and executive chairman of YTL Corporation, which he transformed into a global infrastructure group.
Francisco G. Sada Muguerza
Francisco G. Sada Muguerza was a Mexican businessman born and died in Monterrey who led the Cervecería Cuauhtémoc brewery as general manager from 1894 to 1938, helping build a family industrial empire.
Frederick Whitaker
Sir Frederick Whitaker (1812–1891) was an English-born lawyer, businessman, and politician in Auckland, New Zealand, who served twice as premier and helped found the Bank of New Zealand.
Fredrik Idestam
Fredrik Idestam was a Finnish mining engineer who founded the pulp mill that grew into Nokia, converting it into the limited company Nokia Ab with Leo Mechelin in 1871.
George Averoff
George Averoff (Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ) was a Greek merchant and banker based in Egypt, born in Metsovo in 1818, who financed the restored Panathenaic Stadium for the 1896 Olympics.
George Burton Hunter
George Burton Hunter (1845–1937) was an English shipbuilder who co-founded Swan Hunter at Wallsend on the River Tyne, whose yard built the Mauretania and Carpathia.
George Weston Limited
George Weston Limited is a Toronto-based Canadian holding company founded in 1882 by baker George Weston and still controlled by his descendants, holding a majority stake in Loblaw.
Gerard Philips
Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips (1858–1942) was a Dutch mechanical engineer who founded Philips & Co. in Eindhoven in 1891, building it into Europe's third-largest lamp maker by 1911.
Gérard Wertheimer
Gérard Wertheimer is a French billionaire businessman, born in Paris in 1951, who co-owns the luxury fashion and fragrance house Chanel with his elder brother Alain.
Geregu Power Plc
Geregu Power Plc is a Nigerian electricity generation company operating a 435 megawatt gas-fired plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, listed on the Nigerian Exchange in 2022.