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Jacobs Holding AG is an investment firm based in Zürich founded in 1994 by Klaus Johann Jacobs which developed from Jacobs Suchard AG. Following the sale of 10.1% of Adecco in 2014, the focus is on the 50.1% stake in Barry Callebaut AG. [1] In addition, the holding company has two companies in the UK and Argentina specializing in agribusiness.
The Jacobs Foundation was established by Klaus J. Jacobs in December 1988, in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2001, the founder surrendered his entire share of the Jacobs Holding AG to the Jacobs Foundation, with an effective value of CHF 1.5 billion ($ 900 million).
Since 2000, Jacobs has been responsible for the family business in Switzerland. As from 2003, he was on the board of Barry Callebaut AG, where he was chairman from 2005 to 2016. [9] He was executive chairman of Jacobs Holding AG, an active private equity investor, from 2004 to 2015 and a member of the board until 2019. [10]
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Jacobs’ Board authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program through January 30, 2028. Recently, the Board approved a 10% dividend increase to $0.32 per share, payable March 21, 2025, to ...
Barry Callebaut AG is a Swiss-Belgian cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer. [5] It was created in 1996 through the merging of the French company Cacao Barry and the Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and is currently based in Zürich, Switzerland. [6] [7] It was created in its present form by Klaus Johann Jacobs. [8]
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In 2017 the Swiss Jacobs Holding bought a share from the Abivardi sisters and from Swedish EQT AB that had acquired a minority interest in 2013. [8] They exited their shareholdings in Swiss Smile and the parent company Colosseum Dental in 2020. [12] [13]