A three-year-old family office backed by Europe’s wealthiest clan is quietly laying the groundwork for acquiring additional assets outside their luxury behemoth, Hermes International SCA.

Krefeld, named after the town in Germany where ancestor Thierry Hermes was born, has created a separate company called Breithorn Holding that can oversee fund and asset management, according to a filing. Charles-Henri Chaliac, 49, who heads the family office, will also serve as the new firm’s chief executive officer.

The move signals the growing ambitions of the family office created in 2022 by descendants from different branches of the sprawling dynasty. In the aftermath of fighting off a 2010 takeover attempt by LVMH founder and rival Bernard Arnault , the heirs pooled their separate investment

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